General Landscape Uses: Low formal hedges, ground cover, container
Ecological Restoration Notes:None. This is a highly bred ornamental cultivar. While it provides nectar, it does not play a role in native ecosystem restoration.
Description: An ultra-compact, evergreen shrub with tiny, leathery, dark green elliptical leaves. It forms a naturally rounded, dense “mound” of foliage smothered in clusters of small flowers.
Dimensions: Height 1 – 2 ft.; Spread 1 – 2 ft.
Growth Rate: Slow
Native Range: Southern China and Taiwan
Native Habitats: Tropical scrub and forest edges
Soils: Well-drained
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Low to moderate
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Orange to reddish-orange
Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular flowers produced in tight, flattened “pincushion” clusters (cymes).
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Small, dark purple-to-black berries (rarely produced on this dwarf cultivar)
Wildlife and Ecology: A favorite nectar source for butterflies (especially Skippers and Sulphurs) and hummingbirds.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering
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