喜蔭花屬多年生草本，原產中美洲巴拿馬至南美洲巴西的熱帶地區。原生種大約8種，園藝栽培大多以銅葉喜蔭花 Episcia cupreata親本的雜交種。全株有毛。有短莖與匍匐走莖。對生橢圓形葉，長8~1cm、寬5~10cm。葉緣鈍圓鋸齒。葉色紅褐色或綠褐色，有銀色或紫紅色紋路。花自葉腋伸出，歪漏斗形，花色橘紅，亦有桃紅 、粉紅、白色等品種，花徑約2~3㎝，開花期夏秋季。

A perennial herb in the genus Episcia, native to tropical areas from Panama in Central America to Brazil in South America. There are 8 native species, and most of the horticultural cultivars are hybrids of Episcia cupreata. The whole plant is hairy, with short stems and stolons. Leaves opposite, oval-shaped, 8~1cm long and 5-10cm wide, margin crenate, colored reddish brown or greenish brown, with silver or purple red markings. Flowers extending from the leaf axils, crooked funnel-shaped, 2-3 cm in diameter, mostly orange-red and also some varieties with fuchsia, pink, white flowers. Flowering from summer to autumn.

半日照溫暖環境，不耐低溫。使用排水良好的培養土種植。喜潮濕忌乾旱，介質略乾就澆水。每季施用一次長效性綜合肥料。繁殖以扦插與走莖壓條為主。

The moisture-loving plant is not hardy and does best in partial-sun and warm environments. Use well-drained culture soil for planting and water once the soil looks slightly dry. Apply a slow-release compound fertilizer once a season. Propagated mainly from cuttings and stolon layering.

植株低矮、密鋪地面是絕佳的遮蔭場域地被植物，能夠以銀色斑紋點亮幽暗的地面。也適合懸掛栽培或作為植生牆的材料。耐陰性強，於室內栽培使用燈光補充照明即能開花。

The short plant can be densely grown on the ground to bright up a dim space with the striking silver markings which makes it an excellent ground cover plant for shady areas. It can also be planted in a hanging basket or grown on vertical gardens. With high tolerance to shade, it can bloom indoors when provided with supplementary lighting.