A vigorous, trailing and spreading floriferous tender perennial usually grown as seasonal bedding, seasonal ground cover or a patio plant. It has oval shaped, sticky and hairy mid-green leaves and produces gramophone-trumpet-shaped, pink-purple flowers around 7 cm across. Blooms from late spring well into autumn if well fed and watered. Its cascading habit means it trails or spreads around 40 to 50 cm so is ideal for large hanging baskets and big balcony containers, and also as ground cover in sunny, warm, well-drained locations.
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Max Height
0.1-0.5 metres
Max Spread
0.5-1 metres