Description
Inspiring poets with its beauty, this 1800s heirloom can be enjoyed in window boxes, hanging baskets, as a ground cover, as a screen, on a trellis or fence, and decorating mailboxes and columns. You will be rewarded with lush foliage and masses of blooms all summer long in vibrant orange, yellow, and white; the colorful petals make a striking contrast to the black “eye”.
Variety Info
- Family: Acanthaceae
- Native: Africa
- Hardiness: Perennial USDA zones 10 and 11, otherwise grown as an annual
- Exposure: Full sun to part shade
- Bloom Period: Summer to frost
- Plant Dimensions: 5’–8′ long vine; in frost-free areas it may reach 20′.
- Variety Info: 1″–1½” wide, vibrant white, yellow, and orange flowers, some with and some without a contrasting black “eye”
- Attributes: Attracts Pollinators, Cut Flower
Sowing Info
- When to Sow Outside: RECOMMENDED. 1 to 2 weeks after your average last frost date, and when soil temperature is 65°–80°F.
- When to Start Inside: 6 to 8 weeks before your average last frost date. Transplant outside after average last frost. Use biodegradable pots to prevent root disturbance when transplanting.
- Days to Emerge: 15–20 days
- Seed Depth: ⅛”
- Seed Spacing: 1 seed every 6″
- Thinning: Not required
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