Piper auritum

Hoja Santa: Bold and attractive evergreen herbaceous colony forming shrub to 8' tall  or more and spreading wide by rhizomes, often popping up aways from the original plant with stout vertical rough textured stems holding aromatic heart-shaped velvety leaves that can be up to 1' long or more. Pencil thin 6 inch long spikes with tiny fragrant white flowers which are at first upright and later drooping. Full sun to part shade. Low to medium water.