I'm looking for the name of a plant that was given to me as a house gift. The giver called it a "butterfly

plant", but I can't find in any search. The plant itself is soft stems with 3 triangle dark burgandy leaves and the end of each stem. It's flowers are also on soft stems and are 1" bell lavender-pink flowers, numbering 8 flowers on each stem. Please advise.

I'm looking for the name of a plant that was given to me as a house gift. The giver called it a "butterfly
It sounds as if it might be purple oxalis, take a look at this picture:

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Reply:Sounds like a Begonia there are many different kinds



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Reply:Wow, I have been researching this plant for over two hours and I think I have found it. I am anxious to know what is the correct name if the below is not correct.



butterfly flower,%26amp;sp;fringeflower, or poor-man's-orchid, any of the showy plants of the genus Schizanthus of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family), native to Chile but grown elsewhere as garden or greenhouse annuals. The flowers resemble butterflies and are found in a variety of colors, usually mottled. Butterfly flowers are classified in the division Magnoliophyta, class Magnoliopsida, order Polemoniales, family Solanaceae.