Landscape | Used as a container or houseplant in temperate gardens or as a specimen plant in tropical landscapes. |
Cultivation | Best grown in moist, fertile soil, in full sun and high humidity. Tolerant of somewhat poor soil but should be kept consistently moist. |
Pests | Caterpillars, spider mites and aphids. |
Notable Specimens | Centennial Conservatory, Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada. |
Flower/Leaf Bud Description | Flower buds resemble raspberries. |
Leaf Description | Bipinnate, compound leaves, which have 5-10 pairs of leaflets per pinna, with fine, short hairs on the veins. |
Flower Description | Hemispherical, up to 7.6 cm in diameter. The many stamens of each flower give it an appearance similar to a powder puff. |
Fruit Description | 6 - 10, narrowly oval-shaped, tapering to a point at each end. |
Colour Description | Leaves open copper-pink and mature to dark green. Flower and stamens are both bright red, but white and red forms exist as well. |