General Landscape Uses: Attracting pollinators, border and foundation planting, containers and hanging baskets, low hedge or screen

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator support, soil stabilization, drought tolerance

Description: Tropical shrub.

Dimensions: Height 1 – 2 ft.; Spread 1 – 2 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate

Native Range: Arabian penninsula, eastern Africa

Native Habitats: Forest edges and clearings, riverbanks and moist areas, mountainous and hillside regions

Soils: Well-drained, fertile, slightly acidic to neutral (pH 6 – 7)

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun

Flower Color: Pink, magenta, lilac, white

Flower Characteristics: Showy, star-shaped

Flowering Season: Spring, summer, early fall

Fruit: Small, capsule that contains dark seeds

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator support, erosion control

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, seed

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