Flower – reds, yellows,
and pinks, nearly 2
inches long lobes
spreading, dense,
blooms in summer.
Fruit – berries, globular
to 0.5 inch in diameter;
purplish-black.
Form – monoecious,
evergreen shrub,
ascending; muchbranched, densely
foliated, medium
texture.
Leaf – simple,
opposite or whorled,
oblong to 4 inches
long, leathery, pliable,
prominent stipules.