General Landscape Uses: Tropical garden, hummingbird garden, container planting, border planting

Ecological Restoration Notes: Pollinator support

Description: Tropical flowering shrub.

Dimensions: Height 2 ft.; Spread 3 – 4 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Brazil

Native Habitats: Tropical forests, forest margins, and open areas

Soils: Moist, Fertile, well-draining, loamy or sandy soils with a slightly acidic to neutral pH (around 6.0–7.0)

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Yellowish- orange

Flower Characteristics: Tubular

Flowering Season: Summer

Fruit: Small, hard, black when mature

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings, division

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