| Plant Habit: | Vine |
| Life cycle: | Perennial |
| Sun Requirements: | Full Sun to Partial Shade |
| Water Preferences: | Mesic |
| Soil pH Preferences: | Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5) Neutral (6.6 – 7.3) Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8) |
| Minimum cold hardiness: | Zone 8b -9.4 °C (15 °F) to -6.7 °C (20 °F) |
| Plant Height: | 8 to 10 feet tall |
| Leaves: | Evergreen Semi-evergreen Other: Evergreen in zone 8, deciduous in colder zones, maybe to 8a or 7b if mulched and roots have had time to establish over spring and summer. |
| Flowers: | Showy Other: Tubular |
| Flower Color: | Red |
| Flower Time: | Spring Late spring or early summer Summer Late summer or early fall Fall |
| Suitable Locations: | Topiary |
| Uses: | Suitable as Annual |
| Wildlife Attractant: | Bees Hummingbirds Other Beneficial Insects |
| Propagation: Seeds: | Days to germinate: 21 to 60 days Depth to plant seed: Shallow, with fine soil. Sow in situ Start indoors Can handle transplanting |
| Propagation: Other methods: | Cuttings: Stem Cuttings: Leaf Other: Leaf bud and soft tip cuttings may be taken in late summer for overwintering indoors. |
| Pollinators: | Bats Birds |
| Containers: | Suitable in 3 gallon or larger |
