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) |
Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 10a -1.1 °C (30 °F) to +1.7 °C (35 °F) |
Plant Height: | Prostrate to erect, to 100 feet in height |
Leaves: | Evergreen |
Fruit: | Other: Hard woody follicles grouped together into a cone shape; each follicle contains a pair of dark brown to black winged seeds |
Flowers: | Showy |
Flower Color: | Orange Pink Purple Red Yellow Other: Large heads of hundreds (sometimes thousands) of tiny blooms. |
Bloom Size: | Under 1" |
Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Groundcover Flowering Tree Cut Flower |
Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Butterflies Hummingbirds |
Resistances: | Drought tolerant |