▁The ▁flower ▁stal ks ▁are ▁ 1 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 ▁mm ▁long , ▁the ▁sep als ▁are ▁ 6 ▁to ▁ 8 ▁mm ▁long , ▁ov ate ▁and ▁st ing - point ed . ▁The ▁crown ▁is ▁fun nel - sh aped , ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁cm ▁long ▁and ▁vio let ▁colored . ▁The ▁stam ens ▁and ▁the ▁st yl us ▁do ▁not ▁pro tr ude ▁beyond ▁the ▁crown . ▁The ▁ov ary ▁is ▁hair less . ▁The ▁f ruits ▁are ▁spher ical ▁caps ules ▁approximately ▁ 1 ▁cm ▁in ▁diameter ▁containing ▁one ▁or ▁two ▁hair y ▁se eds . ▁Each ▁fruit ▁m atures ▁at ▁about ▁ 1 ▁cm ▁across ▁and ▁contains ▁hair y ▁se eds . ▁ ▁Range ▁Its ▁native ▁range ▁is ▁uncertain , ▁though ▁it ▁is ▁believed ▁to ▁origin ate ▁from ▁a ▁rather ▁wide ▁area , ▁r anging ▁from ▁Cape ▁Ver de ▁to ▁the ▁Arab ian ▁Pen ins ula , ▁including ▁northern ▁Africa , ▁the ▁Mediter rane an ▁and ▁the ▁trop ics . ▁It ▁covers ▁walls , ▁f ences ▁or ▁trees , ▁with ▁st ems ▁that ▁can ▁measure ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 ▁m ▁in ▁length . ▁The ▁alt itude ▁at ▁which ▁it ▁has ▁been ▁recorded ▁ranges ▁from ▁ 2 5 0 ▁to ▁ 2 2 5 0 ▁m . ▁It ▁blo oms ▁throughout ▁the ▁year , ▁especially ▁when ▁it ▁is ▁well ▁c ared ▁for . ▁ ▁In vas ive ▁species ▁Because ▁of ▁human ▁dispers al , ▁it ▁occurs ▁today ▁on ▁most ▁contin ents ▁as ▁an ▁introduced