Foliage is dark green, leathery and glossy. Flowers are white, red, yellow, pink, salmon, rosy etc. Flower May through October-November and showy. Some are even fragrant. Flowers look nice in garden flower indoor floral arrangements.
Fruit is a linear pod and appear in fall.
Great background, border hedge, or specimen plant. Also used for massing. Will take any soil type and withstand full sun or half shade and drought tolerant but looks much better when summer water is applied. Easy to propagate or transplant. Used extensively by Cal Trans.