Zone:  8-12  (where not hardy, lift and overwinter tubers in peatmoss, dry soil, etc.)
Height:  150cm [5ft] Climbing vine
Bloom:  Start tuber in pot in May, blooms mid-summer into fall - dramatic red and yellow recurved petals; red colour mellows with age to a rosy red
Light:  Full to part sun
Water:  Average
Soil:  Moist, well-drained, responds well to rich organic material
Garden Location:  Warm, sheltered containers, greenhouse or in the ground; provide wire trellis; climbs with coiled tendrils at leaf tips!