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Hardiness: USDA Zone 8b: to -9.4 °C (15 °F) USDA Zone 9a: to -6.6 °C (20 °F) USDA Zone 9b: to -3.8 °C (25 °F) USDA Zone 10a: to -1.1 °C (30 °F) USDA Zone 10b: to 1.7 °C (35 °F) USDA Zone 11: above 4.5 °C (40 °F)
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Sun to Partial Shade Light Shade
Danger: All parts of plant are poisonous if ingested
Bloom Color: Orange Gold (Yellow-Orange)
Bloom Time: Late Winter/Early Spring
Foliage: Herbaceous
Other details: This plant is suitable for growing indoors Average Water Needs; Water regularly; do not overwater
Soil pH requirements: 6.1 to 6.5 (mildly acidic) 6.6 to 7.5 (neutral) 7.6 to 7.8 (mildly alkaline)
On Jun 8, 2008, spaceman_spiff from Saint Petersburg, FL (Zone 9b) wrote:
Just bought this plant at a local Wal-Mart, where they had bazillions of them. Had never heard of it before. The blooms are progressing, but it's already showing signs of "scragliness" as one other member had posted. After it's done blooming I'm wondering if I should plant it outside or try to keep it in a pot.... It's nice and sunny and warm here, but I'm not sure if our summer rains will be too much for it.
Beautiful bright orange blossoms. I planted on the north side of my house in the spring, and I water it once a week or less. The phoenix heat (and my neglect) have not killed it yet. Now that summer is here parts of the plant are starting to dry up and turn brown, but apparently this is normal for the plant and it will return next spring.
On Jul 6, 2005, htop from San Antonio, TX (Zone 8b) wrote:
This plant is native to Africa. It will die down in the summer and reappear in late winter or early spring. Do not water it while it is dormant. Begin watering in late winter.
On Jul 4, 2004, Pameladragon from Appomattox, VA wrote:
I found this plant at our Kroger's supermarket sold as "Sun Stars" in a 4" pot.
It was fairly showey but soon began to shed its blooms and become shaggy looking. While very pretty in flower, it is one of those plants that is more attarctive in mass than in a pot. As a potted plant it soon becomes stragly and the foliage yellows but if planted in a flower bed with a groundcover to hide the foliage it might be very effective.
Regional...
This plant has been said to grow in the following regions:
Phoenix, Arizona (3 reports) Tucson, Arizona Castro Valley, California El Dorado Hills, California Irvine, California Perris, California Wheatland, California Cape Coral, Florida New Port Richey, Florida Marietta, Georgia Divernon, Illinois Joplin, Missouri Elizabeth City, North Carolina San Antonio, Texas Appomattox, Virginia
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