General Description | A medium evergreen shrub to about 5 metres in height, sparse in form with a spreading, open habit. |
Shape | Develops a spreading open habit. |
Landscape | Specimen or container plant. |
Propagation | Propagate by seed or semi-ripe cuttings with bottom heat and mist. |
Cultivation | Grow in light shade in cool to sub-topical climates. Grow as a container plant with protection under glass in cold climates at about 40% humidity. Prune to control height. |
Pests | Resistant to Fuchsia mites. |
Habitat | Found at high altitudes in Bolvia |
Leaf Description | Large leaves, hairy, mid-green with red petioles. |
Flower Description | Large, pendulous corymbs to 20 cm long, flowering in late summer through autumn with individual scarlet red flowers that are 3 - 7 cm in lenght. |
Fruit Description | Small, red-purple. |