Originates from the region stretching from Mexico to South Tropical America, thriving primarily in seasonally dry tropical biomes. It's a scrambling shrub showcases a notable adaptability, thriving in a variety of climates including tropics, Mediterranean, desert, and subtropics. It's often cultivated as an ornamental plant, valued for its pink or white flowers which are frequently in bloom. It is also invasive in regions like the Nile Delta of Egypt and in disturbed areas where there can be large populations of this plant. Photographed in Cartago, Colombia.