| Plant Habit: | Shrub Tree |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0) Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 6 to 20 feet |
| Plant Spread: | 6 to 10 feet |
| Leaves: | Evergreen |
| Fruit: | Edible to birds Other: Woody capsules |
| Flowers: | Showy |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Bloom Size: | 5"-6" |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer |
| Suitable Locations: | Street Tree |
| Uses: | Windbreak or Hedge Flowering Tree |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Birds Butterflies Hummingbirds |
| Resistances: | Drought tolerant |
| paleohunter | On April 6, 2021 | Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) |
| paleohunter | On December 28, 2020 | Cuttings took |
