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Grow under glass or indoors in a loam-less potting compost in full or filtered light. When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter, keeping barely moist. Can be grown outdoors in fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained soil in sun or part shade but only in warmer climes

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early spring or semi-hardwood cuttings in late summer. Bottom heat will be required

May be attacked by glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite, mealybugs and scale insects

Generally disease free