These beautiful multi-colored plants (in the right climates) can be year-round bloomers, however, here in North American climates they are summer bloomers in the north and central states, where they need to be over-wintered indoors in bright areas or forced dormant indoors in basements, or sometimes garages, due to their cold tolerance. In the southern and western States where summers are longer and hotter, these plants actually bloom the most in spring and fall when daylight and darkness times are more balanced and even (due to the fact that these plants are originally equatorial). There are places with such warm temps year-round that these sun-loving and balanced-light blooming plants are known for their beautiful winter blooms, eg. southern Florida.

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