I have never gotten a bloom from this plant. It's green and grows, but it does not bloom. It's been a disappointment.
this is the second year for this. i got nothing the first year. hardly any growth. i had the plant winter in a green house since i am in zone 6 and this is a zone 10 plant. we have had frost and below freezing temps here already so we pulled it into a breezeway and it is still blooming. i think it has grown a foot since we sheltered it. i hope someone can tell me how much it could be cut back because it is really huge and would take up a lot of room in a green house.
This fast growing plant is easy to grow and fun to watch. Mine has just started blooming after growing all summer. The blooms are beautiful and well worth the wait. I plan to add more of these plants to my garden. With consistent watering, this beauty survived the summer in the Arizona desert !