General Landscape Uses: Butterfly garden, informal hedge
Ecological Restoration Notes: Nectar source and pioneer species in its native habitat
Description: Upright, densely branched subshrub; woody at the base
Dimensions: Height 8 ft.; Spread 8 ft.
Growth Rate: Fast
Native Range: Mexico t0 Central America
Native Habitats: Dry tropical biomes
Soils: Well-drained, sand, acidic to neutral (ph 6 – 7)
Nutritional Requirements: Moderate
Salt Water Tolerance: Moderate
Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate
Drought Tolerance: Moderate to high
Light Requirements: Full to part sun
Flower Color: Purple with a white eye
Flower Characteristics: Small, tubular
Flowering Season: All year
Fruit: A schizocarp
Wildlife and Ecology: Consistent nectar for pollinators
Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, seed
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