Description
Small, widely spreading evergreen perennial (H 25-40 cm, W 30-40 cm). Stems short, thick, prostrate. Leaves egg-shaped (15-25 cm), slightly fleshy, smooth, glossy, dark green, with coppery red hue. Flowers in clusters on brown-red upright stems (20-45 cm), simple, funnel-shaped (1 cm), light pink to cyclamen pink. Flowering period: February-April. A tough, undemanding ground-covering perennial, grows well also in poor soils, in sun or semi-shade. Easily withstands drought, cold and urban conditoins.