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Family: Asteraceae

evergreeen, multi-branching shrub to 15' tall

From Mexican cloud forests

Main attractions are plush, large (2 feet across), velvety leaves, with purple veins and irregular violet tinge

Purplish pink ageratum-like flowers are fragrant and appear from fall through spring in masses at the ends of cane-like stems

thrives and grows fast in bright shade and moist, rich soil