Strobilanthes anisophylla or Goldfussia is an evergreen, erect, bushy shrub with lance-shaped, purplish foliage and long, tubular, lavender flowers that open to a bell-shaped mouth on long, brittle, cane-like stems.
This plant loves a sheltered location to grow where it will be warm and humid most of the time.
With its eye-catching dark foliage it makes an excellent contrast plant in borders and it is also a good source of winter colour, flowering as it does in those months.
It is not very frost hardy but does clip well to make an effective low hedge. if you have cold winters then ensure it has a very sheltered position like next to a protective wall.