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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: 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)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 12
Plant Height: 6 - 8 feet
Plant Spread: 2 - 3 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Other: Dark green maturing to maroon with green streaks; maroon reverse.
Flowers: Showy
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Underground structures: Rhizome
Resistances: Humidity tolerant
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem

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Location: Winter Park, FL zone 9b
Date: 2019-11-30
In bloom at Leu Gardens
Location: Southwest Florida
Date: November 2018
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-07
Apologies for the "digital massage" to this photo. The pair of pl
Location: 2018 Philadelphia Flower Show
Date: 2018-03-07

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