Shrub: Evergreen. Mite resistant. Native from Southern Mexico through Panama. A bushy shade loving shrub w/ near year-round blms of amazing color brilliance. Produces large clusters of dark pink buds that open to paler pink flowers. After flowering, small, berry-like, drk-purple fruits ripen & are reportedly edible, w/ a mildly sweet flavor. Hummingbird magnet. Blm time: spring-winter. Ht: 10-15'. W: 8'. Exp: shade-part/shade. Water: mod. USDA Z9.