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Form: Shrub
Seasonality: Evergreen
Size: 4 feet tall by 4 feet wide
Flowers: Flowers are phlox-like clusters of white, sometimes
with blue tinge 1 inch wide
Leaves; Oblong lance shaped leaves to 4
inches long are deep red when new maturing to medium green, foliage turns red
in the fall and winter
Stems/Trunks: Green to brown, thin and
sprawling
Range/Origin: Florida to Arizona south to Central America
Hardiness: Sunset zones 12,13,21-24,
H1, H2; USDA: 9 -11
Comments: Low litter, No thorns,
Blooms year-round with short break during hottest part of summer.
CULTURAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Exposure: Full
to partial sun
- Water:
Regular to moderate
- Soil: Most
soils
- Propagation: Seed,
cuttings
- Maintenance:
Minimal, but can withstand hard pruning to promote new growth
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