Light: Full sun for best flowering; tolerates light afternoon shade in reflected-heat locations.
Water: Low to moderate once established. Water deeply, then let the upper soil dry; provide additional irrigation during extreme summer heat. Water new plants more frequently while roots establish.
Soil: Well-drained soil; tolerates sandy, rocky, and alkaline soils. Avoid persistently wet soil.
Mature size: Typically 2–3 feet tall and 3–4 feet wide; may grow larger in frost-free locations.
Bloom: Spring through fall, often continuing into winter in frost-protected Phoenix locations.
Evergreen / deciduous: Evergreen in frost-free conditions; semi-evergreen to deciduous after cold weather, with possible stem dieback.
Growth rate: Fast during warm weather.