Sorry this plant is not available at the moment. Please try again later or select an alternative plant. Description: From strongly twinning evergreen herbaceous stems to around 5m long in the wild, from a bundle of tuberous roots. With ovate-lanceolate fleshy foliage arranged spirally on dark purple stems. Probably the most flamboyant species we have collected seed of so far, with huge terminal orbicular inflorescences getting on for the size of a football. Of bright red in this seed collection, made in dense forest on route up to Nevado del Ruiz in Santa Marta de Cabal at 3,050m, part of the Cordillera Central, Colombia in early 2024. Best grown in a rich well-draining soil, in shade for the roots with protection from frost. SHOULD BE AVAILABLE FROM LATE SPRING 2025
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