General Landscape Uses: Specimen plant, container, hedge, screen
Ecological Restoration Notes: Non-invasive
Description: An erect, woody shrub with leathery, oval leaves.
Dimensions: Height 3 – 6 ft.; Spread 2 – 4 ft.
Growth Rate: Moderate
Native Range: New Guinea
Native Habitats: Tropical lowland forests and moist thickets
Soils: Well-drained
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high
Salt Water Tolerance: Low
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate
Drought Tolerance: Low
Light Requirements: Part Sun
Flower Color: Reddish-purple to crimson
Flower Characteristics: Tubular, two-lipped flowers produced in terminal clusters (racemes).
Flowering Season: Summer
Fruit: A small, inconspicuous capsule; rarely produced in cultivation as the plant is usually maintained for foliage.
Wildlife and Ecology: The tubular flowers are highly attractive to butterflies and hummingbirds (where applicable), who seek out the nectar.
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings
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