General Landscape Uses: Hedging and screening, specimen shrub, coastal and drought resistant gardens, container planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: Evergreen shrub or small tree

Dimensions: Height 4 – 8 ft.; Spread 4 – 5 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Europe, Asia

Native Habitats: Dry streambeds, mediterranean scrubland, rocky ravines, floodplains, lowland forests

Soils: Poor, sandy, gravelly, alkaline or slightly saline

Nutritional Requirements: Low

Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate to high

Salt Wind Tolerance: High

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun to part sun

Flower Color: Purple, pink or white

Flower Characteristics: Showy

Flowering Season: Spring through fall

Fruit: Long, narrow follicles that are green when young, turning brown as they mature

Wildlife and Ecology: Limited wildlife interactions due to toxicity

Horticultural Notes: Propagation by cuttings, seed

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