Native Region Southern China, Taiwan, Indonesia
Plant Type Evergreen shrub
Avg. Height 6 to 8 feet
Avg. Spread/Width 6 to 8 feet
Leaf
• Dark green
• Distinctly toothed
margins
• Leathery
• Pointed leaves
• 2 to 3 inches
Flower
• White to light pink
• Early spring
Fruit
• Purple-black berries
• Persist for many months
Plant Factor
Irrigation Group
M
1
Climate Zone 18 19 20 21 22 23 24

Additional Notes:
• Mounding dense growth habit.
• Several cultivars, most have pink flowers except for
‘Clara’ which has white flowers.
• Planted in coastal, inland, valley and desert areas.
• Tough and durable, grow in difficult places and can
survive winter temperatures as low as 20 o F.
• Can take pruning and clipping but makes a nice informal
hedge without it.
• Regular water when young but will withstand drought
once established.
• Used as hedges, border plants and background plants, in
raised beds, slopes and mass plantings.