A small woody shrub with rough pimply-textured bark. Its alternately arranged leaves are narrowly oval or elongated and have finely toothed margins. Its bright yellow flowers (2-3 cm across) have five petals, five sepals and numerous stamens. The sepals are initially green, but they turn bright red as the fruit develop. The small fruit (5-8 mm long) turn from green to black as they mature. It is a drought tolerant bush, and a serious environmental weed.
- Type
- Exotic
- Zones
- Moist tropical, Semi-arid with summer rain, Moist temperate with hot summers, Arid interior
- Soils
- Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Drought
- Regions
- Habitat plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun, Sun/shade
- Flowering seasons
- Spring, Summer
- Colours
- Green, Red, Orange
- Gardens
- Subtropical Garden