Oyster plant is a short-stemmed, tender foliage plant that makes attractive, small, dense, spreading clumps (Fig. 1). It forms a solid ground cover of upright leaves. The six- to eight-inch-long, sword-shaped leaves are green above and purplish below.
The unusual flowers, borne down among the leaves, appear as clusters of tiny white flowers nestled within two boat-shaped, purplish bracts. They are not noticeable unless you look closely.
A nice, slow-spreading plant, oyster prefers a part sun to part shade location to look its best.