DESCRIPTION:
These perennials and annuals are natives of Europe and form rosettes of colorful
foliage. The commonly cultivated kinds are perennials. A. reptans atropurpurea
has oblong to spoon-shaped, dark bronze-purple leaves. Its small, two-lipped
flowers are tubular and borne in short, whorled spikes in the spring; they are
colored blue, occasionally pink or white. It grows up to 6 inches high and spreads
up to 3 feet. A. reptans multicolor has spoon-shaped leaves colored dark green
marked with pink and cream. The flowers look like those of A. reptans atropurpurea.
This plant grows up to 5 inches high with an 18-inch spread.
