Stellenbosch University Botanical Garden, South Africa

Common name: Bosviooltjie, Kleinbosviooltjie, Small bush violet

Family: Acanthaceae (Acanthus)

Synonym: Barleria querimbensis, Barleria swynnertonii

Distribution: Africa

IUCN Red list: Not evaluated

National red list: Least Concern

Comments: This plant usually forms a rounded to spreading bushy shrub, but it also climbs or leans into nearby trees and shrubs. It blossoms in masses of purple-mauve or pink-red. Flowers appear from late summer to the autumn. The Latin word “repens” means creeping and rooting. In gardens it is fast-growing and it is a ground-cover. It also grows well in large containers, or on top of a low wall, where its foliage and flowers can cascade down.