Descriptions

It is an evergreen spreading shrub. The leaves are simple, opposite, and lanceolate, with a grayish green coloration. The flowers are large, showy, and usually purplish-pink or white in color, arranged in clusters at the ends of branches. The fruit is a follicle containing numerous seeds embedded in silky fibers, which aid in dispersal by wind.

Flowering & Fruiting Period

February - June

Use(s)

Latex is used in fungal infections