, ▁ser r ated ▁leaves ▁and ▁l il ac ▁to ▁pur ple ▁flowers ▁with ▁hair s ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁pet al ▁lo be . ▁ ▁Description ▁E rem oph ila ▁beh ri ana ▁is ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁shr ub ▁usually ▁growing ▁to ▁a ▁height ▁of ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁with ▁st ems ▁that ▁are ▁usually ▁hair y . ▁The ▁leaves ▁are ▁arranged ▁altern ately , ▁mostly ▁ ▁long , ▁ ▁wide , ▁egg - sh aped ▁with ▁the ▁nar ro wer ▁end ▁towards ▁the ▁base ▁and ▁with ▁ser r ated ▁marg ins . ▁They ▁are ▁also ▁hair y , ▁especially ▁on ▁the ▁lower ▁surface ▁and ▁have ▁longer ▁hair s ▁on ▁the ▁marg ins ▁near ▁the ▁base . ▁ ▁The ▁flowers ▁are ▁bor ne ▁sing ly ▁in ▁leaf ▁ax ils ▁on ▁a ▁st alk ▁less ▁than ▁ ▁long . ▁There ▁are ▁ 5 ▁lance - sh aped , ▁green ▁sep als ▁ ▁long ▁with ▁hair y ▁marg ins . ▁The ▁pet als ▁are ▁ ▁long ▁and ▁joined ▁at ▁their ▁lower ▁end ▁to ▁form ▁a ▁t ube . ▁The ▁t ube ▁is ▁a ▁sh ade ▁of ▁l il ac ▁to ▁pur ple , ▁the ▁lower ▁pet al ▁lo be ▁is ▁covered ▁with ▁short ▁hair s ▁and ▁the ▁inside ▁of ▁the ▁t ube ▁has ▁many ▁sp id ery ▁hair s . ▁The ▁ 4 ▁stam ens ▁do ▁not ▁extend ▁beyond ▁the ▁pet al ▁t ube . ▁Flow ering ▁occurs ▁from ▁late ▁spring ▁to ▁early ▁summer ▁and ▁is ▁followed ▁by ▁fruit ▁which ▁are ▁o val - sh