This sub-shrub has slender soft stems that have a trailing habit. It has fleshy dark green oblong leaves and the bright red tube-shaped flowers appear along the stems from spring to summer.

Hardiness zones 11 to 12

Columnea gloriosais naturally found in Central America growing in very well drained, organic rich moist sandy soils in a protected semi shaded to full sun position. It prefers high humidity and is drought and frost tender.

The Goldfish Plant is an epiphytic shrub that is commonly grown for its bright red flowers. It is commonly used in a hanging basket or pots and in cool climates it is used as an indoor or glasshouse specimen in bright indirect light. It requires misting regularly to maintain humidity. It is also grown in tropical settings as a spill-over in shaded rockeries or in trees. ID 950

Columnea(ko-LUM-nee-a) gloriosa(glo-ree-Ő-sa)

Gesneriaceae(ges-ner-ee-AY-see-ee)
African Violets and Gloxinias