I find it's best to choose the plant in leaf so you know you are getting one with good patterning, also a plant in growth is better than one you might buy in a bag where they can dry out and take a long time to establish if at all. I planted this in an old metal baby's bath tub with a few holes drilled in the bottom. It likes where it is, I planted it in a good mix of fertile gritty 'river soil' (if you have a drain to dig it from it's great for plants) and home made leafy compost, all I have needed to do so far is occasionally top the pot up. I have never fed it, there's sufficient food in the compost mix, I prefer to grow plants naturally as I think it makes them healthier and hardier.

Fire and Ice gets better with every year, it flowers every year now and the flowers attract the occasional bee. I have not had any problems with slugs or snails nibbling the leaves on this plant although some others I have seem to be delectable to both slugs and snails. I try to keep the nibblers at a minimum by picking them up and depositing them on lush vegetation along the road side.

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