Best in full sun to part shade with regular watering although this plant can be surprisingly drought resistant once established. Avoid heavy soils unless on a slope and do not over water. It is hardy to about 20 degrees F and tolerates near coastal windy conditions. A great plant along pathways so that strollers will brush the foliage and bring out its fragrance.

Coleonema pulchellum 'Compact Form' was introduced by Monterey Bay Nursery in 1996 as Coleonema pulchrum 'Compact Form' and we have grown it continuously since then. The plants in cultivation under the name Coleonema pulchrum are now considered to be to be Coleonema pulchellum. See our listing of Coleonema pulchellum for more information about the species. We also grow a darker pink flowering cultivar Coleonema pulchellum 'Dark Pink' and a golden foliage form Coleonema pulchellum 'Sunset Gold' as well as the white flowering species Coleonema album. 

The information displayed on this page about Coleonema pulchellum 'Compact Form' is based on the research we conducted about it in our nursery horticultural library as well as from information provided by reliable online resources. We also include some of our own observations made about this plant as it grows in the nursery gardens and other gardens that we have visited, as well how the crops have performed in the containers in our nursery field. We will also incorporate comments that we have received from others and welcome hearing from anyone with additional information about this plant, particularly if it includes cultural information that will aid others to better grow it.