A perennial with spiny leaves and small, purple, thistle-like flowers ... white to purplish flowers followed by dark berries.

The Purple Passion Plant is a showstopper with its velvet leaves shimmering in royal purple and deep green—a true masterpiece ...

Shiny leaves and purple flowers led to the plants’ popularity as an ornamental, and the plant spread from its native Madagascar to Hawaii, Australia, the Caribbean, East Africa and India.