| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
| Plant Height: | Prostrate to erect habit, 2 to 80 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 10 to 40 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Broadleaf |
| Fruit: | Dehiscent Other: 1/4 inch cup-like capsule containing numerous dust-like seeds |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Pink Red Yellow |
| Bloom Size: | 3"-4" 4"-5" 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Other: Sporadically throughout the year |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Shade Tree Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Birds |
| Resistances: | Humidity tolerant |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Provide light Days to germinate: 7 to 14 days |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Tip Layering |
