General Landscape Uses: Tropical border or hedge, specimen shrub, container planting, pollinator garden

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: Very full and large double peach flowers bloom heavily over an extended period. An outstanding selection for bold color in perennial or tropical gardens. Stands alone in foundation plantings. Makes an excellent background hedge or screen plant. This evergreen plant prefers well drained soils.

Dimensions: Height 8 ft.; Spread 6 ft.

Growth Rate: Moderate to fast

Native Range: Asia

Native Habitats: N/A

Soils: Well drained, fertile, neutral to slightly acidic

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate to high

Salt Water Tolerance: Low to moderate

Salt Wind Tolerance: Moderate

Drought Tolerance: Moderate

Light Requirements: Full Sun

Flower Color: Peach

Flower Characteristics: Large, last 1 – 2 days

Flowering Season: Spring to fall

Fruit: Dry capsule, brown

Wildlife and Ecology: Pollinator attraction, minimal food or habitat value for native fauna

Horticultural Notes: Grown from cuttings

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