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Form: Shrub or vine
Seasonality: Evergreen
Size: 30ft tall by 8ft wide
Leaves: Leaf shapes vary by
variety
Flowers: Small insignificant white flowers surrounded by showy
colorful bracts; many bract colors available (salmon, red, hot pink, purple,
yellow, gold, and white)
Fruit: Insignificant
Stems/Trunks: Slender, arching, thorn covered stems
Range/Origin: South America
Hardiness: Sunset Zones 5,6,12-17,19, 21-24, H1, H2, 32°F
Comments: High
Litter, Large Thorns, Vines need strong support on fences or walls, Roots do
not like to be disturbed
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure:
Full sun, heat tolerant
- Water:
Moderate
- Soil:
Tolerant
- Propagation:
Cuttings
- Maintenance:
High; bract cleanup, pruning, training
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