SEEDS AVAILABLE:
Sow 9 weeks before last frost date
Easy warm germinator
7-14 days to germinate
15 seeds
PLANT PROFILE:
Zone:  8-11 Not hardy here; treat as an Annual
Height:  120cm [50in] (much taller in its native Africa)
Width:  30cm [12in]
Foliage: Drooping dark green, LARGE, very soft serrated leaves
Flower:  Mid to late summer; orange, very unusual!  Plant stem stretches to a tall stalk with spaced whorls of striking lipped flowers
Light:  Full sun to part shade (but really, full sun)
Moisture:  Average
Soil:  Average to poor
Garden location:  Middle to back of perennial bed or use as a specimen or accent plant in a border