General Landscape Uses: Pollinator garden, hedge or border planting, container planting, tropical landscaping

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator habitat creation, soil stabilization and erosion control, biodiversity enhancement

Description: This tropical plant produces a red spike flower in the early spring and fall. The flowers attract butterflies and hummingbirds.

Dimensions: Height 4 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Central America, parts of the Caribbean

Native Habitats: Coastal regions, forest understories, and savannas

Soils: Well-draining, loamy or sandy

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Red

Flower Characteristics: Tubular, clusters resemble a spike

Flowering Season: Spring, Fall

Fruit: Small, dark purple to black berries

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator support, wildlife habitat, soil stabilization and erosion control

Horticultural Notes: Propagated by cuttings, seed

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