Propagation
Sow fresh seed during spring and maintain a temperature of 18ş to 21ş C. (64ş to 75ş F).

Take soft tip cuttings of non-flowering shoots during late spring to early summer.
Aerial layering is carried out during the growing period.

Note:
This plant will tolerate frost and drought, though performs poorly and prefers a humid tropical climate. Under these conditions the plant becomes ramped and requires a regular prune to control its size.


Botanic information
Leaf: The mid-green leaves are elliptical to oblong with an acuminate apex and a petiole up to 12mm (Ľin) long. The margins have a reddish ting and the leaf base is cordate with stipules that may turn into thorns aiding in climbing.

Flower: The tubulate flowers have 5-spreading lobes and a long slender green calyx tube. There are up to 12-flowers arranged in a pendant terminal spike that is up to 100mm (4in) long and appear during summer. The flowers change colour from white to bright red over a 3-day period.

Fruit: The small dry caryopsis is 5-angled or winged with one chamber and 2-seeds. The small seeds are viable but the plant is commonly reproduced vegetatively.