This plant truly lives up to its name the glossy, purple leaves are non-fading and stay forever purple! It adds color and texture to any hardy perennial garden, and can be grown in full sun, part sun or shady locations. It has a mounded growth habit and reaches about 12 tall. Easy-to-grow, its virtually pest and disease free and tolerates heat and humidity. In summer, short flower spikes rise above the foliage with small, pinkish-purple, bell-shaped flowers.