Spanish Shawl – Heterocentron elegans

General Landscape Uses: Ground cover Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended outside of its native range. Description: A prostrate, mat-forming perennial with small, ovate, bristly green leaves that may turn bronze or reddish in high light or cool weather. Dimensions: Height 2 – 6 in.; Spread 2 – 3 ft. Growth Rate: Fast Native Range: Mexico and Central America Native Habitats: Humid, cloud forests and shaded rocky slopes Soils: Well-drained Nutritional Requirements: Moderate Salt Water Tolerance: Low Salt Wind Tolerance: Low to moderate Drought Tolerance: Low Light Requirements: Full to part sun Flower Color: Pink Flower Characteristics: Small, four-petaled flowers that appear in such profusion they can nearly obscure the foliage. Flowering Season: Summer to fall Fruit: Small, inconspicuous capsules Wildlife and Ecology: Attracts bees and butterflies Horticultural Notes: Grown from air layering, cuttings Comments: