General Landscape Uses: Accent shrub or small tree, hedge or flowering screen, container planting
Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator support, soil stabilization
Description: Flowering shrub or small tree
Dimensions: Height 8 – 10 ft.; Spread 8 – 10 ft.
Growth Rate: moderate to fast
Native Range: West Indies and Cuba
Native Habitats: Tropical dry forests and scrublands, coastal slopes
Soils: soils can vary – clay, loam, and sand, acidic – alkaline. Not particular on soil pH. Well-drained.
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate
Salt Wind Tolerance: Low
Drought Tolerance: Moderate
Light Requirements: Part Sun to Full Sun
Flower Color: Red, Pink
Flower Characteristics: Small, star-shaped
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: Small, capsule-like, green when immature turning brown or tan as it ripens
Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds
Horticultural Notes: Propagated by seed, cuttings
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