Typically available from early spring through summer. Check with your local store for current availability.
Extra-large, vivid flowers are deep red, fading to orange and then yellow. Grow as an annual or bring indoors in winter. Use in tropical gardens.
Plant with Giant Bird of Paradise
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in slightly acidic, enriched, well draining soil. Remove spent flowers to increase flower production. Feed monthly with an all purpose fertilizer. Cold-sensitive below 50°F.
These characteristics apply to the greater Sacramento area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods
Visit: UC Cooperative Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Green Thumb Guide
Thrives in slightly acidic, enriched, well draining soil. Remove spent flowers to increase flower production. Feed monthly with an all purpose fertilizer. Cold-sensitive below 50°F.
These characteristics apply to the North Texas area and nearby regions.
Live outside of our area? Please check with your local cooperative extension for the best growing practices in your neck of the woods
Visit: Texas A&M Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
Visit: National County Extension Offices (Opens in new window)
