This delight full shrub produces edible fruits that will turn your tongue blue. The flowers are mauve to purple and very showy, the berries are black and small beginning to appear a before flowering.
 
Family: Melastomataceae
 
Botanical name: Melastoma affine
 
Height: 1-3m.                      Width: 1.2m
 
Grow in: Part-shade
 
Fruit:  From Year 1
 
Attracting: Birds, bees, insects
 
Hardiness: Protect from frost