Its flowering period extends throughout most of the year. It reproduces by seed and cuttings.
Originally from South Africa, this beautiful plant has been introduced in the Canary Islands for ornamental purposes, being cultivated for this purpose in coastal and midland areas, as it resists well the lack of humidity while needing sunny exposure.
However, some caution must be taken with this use, as it sometimes escapes human control and naturalises, becoming an invasive weed.
It can be easily grown outdoors, thriving well in temperate climates such as the Mediterranean.
Like other climbers with a great capacity for growth, this plant needs regular pruning of its branches to keep it in the right shape and size, and every two or three years a more intense pruning to maintain its vigour, cutting above the second node of the main branches.
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