Browallia americana
English: Amethyst flower; Sapphire flower; Bush violet; Jamaican forget-me-not.
Genus: ± 20 species.
Region: southern Arizona, Mexico, Central America, Antilles to andine South America, Bolivia.
Habitat: tolerates heat
Leaves: bright green.
Flower: blue star-shaped, like jewels against the plant's bright green foliage.
Use: ornamental, borders of gardens.
Botany
Annuals, occasionally shrubs or ephemerophytes.
Taxonomy
Browallia is closely related to Streptosolen.