Strange as it was, this guy went into bloom in December, while the red/orange varieties I have stopped blooming in October. It came as a ...Read Moremail order starter plant in July 2011 at just shy of a foot tall, it is now nearly 4.5 ft tall. Early January cold forced the flowers to abort, but it is currently putting on new growth. Recommend changing the listing for this plant to read cultivar 'Rosea', as this does not share the same color characteristics with the 'Compton' cultivar, notably the lack of white and hot pink on the blooms.
Strange as it was, this guy went into bloom in December, while the red/orange varieties I have stopped blooming in October. It came as a ...Read More