John Fielding 
Upright, bushy perennial plant to 60cm tall, grown as an annual, with bright-red flowers produced in open, feathery pyramidal flowerheads to 25cm long, above large dark-red leaves
0.5-1 metres
0.1-0.5 metres
| Season | Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit |
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Annual that can be grown outside once frosts have passed. Grow in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with good ventilation. Outdoors, plant in moist but well-drained fertile soil in full sun in a sheltered position. Apply a balanced liquid fertiliser every two weeks
Propagate by seed in early or late spring
No pruning required
May be susceptible to glasshouse red spider mite, glasshouse whitefly and aphids under glass
Foot and root rot and fungal leaf spot diseases may occur