Plant Type: Evergreen shrub or vine
Avg. Height: 1 to 30 feet
Avg. Spread/Width: 1 to 30 feet
Leaf
• Green
• Heart-shaped
• 2½ inches
• Alternate
Flower
• Flowers are inconspicuous, small, white
• Color comes from the large papery petal-like bracts, in
threes; white, pink, orange, reds to purple
Fruit
• None

Irrigation Group: M/L 2

• Two basic growth habits: mounding shrub or vigorous
woody vine.
• Over time can become a small tree
• Uses thorns for clinging to branches, trellises, etc.
• Fast growing
• Stems become stiff once they age.
• There are thornless cultivars, such as ‘Torch Glow’ .
• Grows in coastal and frost-free inland and low deserts.
• Thrives in summer heat, sensitive to frost.
• Low water, too much can lead to excessive foliage with
reduced flower production.
• Don’t disturb roots when transplanting.
• Used in Mediterranean gardens, for bright color in
containers on trellises, arbors, as groundcover.