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The plant is a very branched shrub that reaches 1–2 m height. Its leaves are lanceolate and 5-7 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide. Its flowers are white, rarely bluish. Although the plant can have flowers all year long, the most display occurs in the spring when the plant is covered in enormous,
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