General Landscape Uses: Specimen tree, hedge, pollinator garden, container planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Nectar for native bees and butterflies

Description: A tropical flowering tree or large shrub.

Dimensions: Height 10 – 15 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Brazil

Native Habitats: Atlantic tropical moist forests

Soils: Acidic, well-draining

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full sun to part sun

Flower Color: Purple to violet

Flower Characteristics: Five petaled single, Showy

Flowering Season: Spring through fall

Fruit: A small, dry capsule

Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts pollinators

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, seed

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