| Shape | Shrub or small tree. |
| Propagation | Propagate through greenwood or semi-ripe cuttings in a shaded case with bottom heat, or by simple layering in mid summer or early autumn. |
| Cultivation | Grow in a well-drained, humus-rich, fertile soil in full sun, with mulch protection at the roots and use a warm shelter wall in areas at the limit of the hardiness zone. Little regular pruning is necessary. |
| Pests | May become infested by mealybugs, greenhouse whitefly, soft scale, or the peach potato aphid. In dry or cold conditions, bud drop may occur. |
| Bark/Stem Description | Spreading, glabrate branches. |
| Leaf Description | Leaves grow from 7-16 cm, are broadly orvate to suborbicular, unlobed, leathery, and green, with 1-5 glands at the base of the vein underneath. |
| Flower Description | Flowers are solitary in the upper leaf axils, with overlapping petals 4-7 cm in length, yellow or white in colour with a red to brown-red base. |
| Fruit Description | Seeds are 4 mm in size, minutely papillate. |
