General Landscape Uses: Screen, hedge, specimen
Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended.
Description: A large, upright evergreen shrub with glossy, serrated dark green leaves. It produces prolific, single-petal red blooms.
Dimensions: Height 6 – 10 ft.; Spread 4 – 6 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Tropical Asia
Native Habitats: Tropical and subtropical forest edges and clearings
Soils: Well-drained, acidic to neutral
Nutritional Requirements: High
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Full Sun
Flower Color: Red
Flower Characteristics: Large (5 – 7 in.)
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Non-ornamental capsules
Wildlife and Ecology: Highly attractive to hummingbirds and butterflies
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, air layering
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