I've had this in a pot in a shady part of my garden for a few years. It seems to withstand my neglect and keeps blooming. Doesn't quite...Read More look like the beautiful pics in Pinterest but it keeps going and has popped up in other parts of my garden. I give a big thumbs up and I'll take care to take better care.
It does come and go in the bay area. You can always get them to re seed in pots of other plants and sometimes in ground..but every insect...Read More that eats plant,eats the Rose Pine.
Still,I'm kind of amazed at something so tropical looking being almost a weed. A great looking weed.
The beds in my zone 7 central VA garden are mostly shade. After exhausting the selection of shade garden plants available to me locally,...Read More I decided I would grow some specialty-type plants from seed last year. I bought a package of Brazilian fireworks seeds from one of my garden catalogs in hopes that the variegated foliage would add some contrast to my beds. The seeds were very slow to germinate (inside under a grow-light set up) but were surprisingly maintenance-free once developed. We had a brutal summer here last year, but my Brazilian fireworks plants seemed to tolerate the hugely variable conditions better than just about any other annual I planted. I have this year's crop under my grow-lights already, and I'm sure I will keep planting them for years to come.
This is a fabulous plant! It looks great in tropical or shade gardens! I have a small patio surrounded by cinder blocks (ugly and somewha...Read Moret prison-like) and I get little to no direct sun. This plant seems to be flourishing! I've planted purple and hot pink Impatiants around it as a border, which brings out the vibrant coloring of the "firework" blooms. Many of the plants have multiple blooms.
I also have some in the house. They seem to have adjusted nicely, and I plan on putting them in hanging baskets with some trailing vines in the summer.
I am hopeful that these plants WILL spread in my little garden. I just adore them! They stay small (8-12 inches tall) and are very easy to grow.
I've had this plant in my yard for about 10 years. Bought it at a nursery in the area. It started slowly but then I noticed that I had ...Read Morenew seedlings in the grass nearby. Since then it has migrated all over the area and I'd almost consider it invasive. I give it away to anyone who wants it!
Piedmont, MO (Zone 6a) | September 2003 | positive
I obtained a piece of this plant while working in Lake Wales, FL a few years ago and have been keeping it as a pot plant over the winters...Read More. If you leave the colorful bracts on the plant, you may get a lot of volunteer seedlings like I did. They seem to be the same as the parent plant. The plant likes some shade (dappled sun is ideal, or morning sun) and moist soil, but it seems to tolerate drying out without any noticeable effects. A common name is Karnival Plant.
Later note: Rose Pinecone is another common name for this plant (per MotherNature4 above). Found that there is a lot more information on the internet now about this plant than there was when I first got mine!
A small plant was given to me by a lady from Jacksonville. She said it was easy to grow and always colorful. She was correct. I have h...Read Moread success in rooting cuttings. The flowers are purple but the bracts are maroon. The leaves are dark green with silver markings.
It is well worth growing.
A year later, several have sprung up from seed in pots of other plants. Transplanted them and they are doing fine. Hope they will bloom this spring.
I've had this in a pot in a shady part of my garden for a few years. It seems to withstand my neglect and keeps blooming. Doesn't quite...Read More
It does come and go in the bay area. You can always get them to re seed in pots of other plants and sometimes in ground..but every insect...Read More
The beds in my zone 7 central VA garden are mostly shade. After exhausting the selection of shade garden plants available to me locally,...Read More
This is a fabulous plant! It looks great in tropical or shade gardens! I have a small patio surrounded by cinder blocks (ugly and somewha...Read More
I've had this plant in my yard for about 10 years. Bought it at a nursery in the area. It started slowly but then I noticed that I had ...Read More
I obtained a piece of this plant while working in Lake Wales, FL a few years ago and have been keeping it as a pot plant over the winters...Read More
A small plant was given to me by a lady from Jacksonville. She said it was easy to grow and always colorful. She was correct. I have h...Read More