She pots several seeds in 1-gallon containers, which are salable in eight to nine weeks as multitrunked plants. It also can be propagated with semihardwood cuttings and by root division. Herbaceous perennial, vigorous grower to 5 feet tall, with bright-red summer flowers and small thorns. It thrives in sandy soils and poorly drained clay soils. In winter, seed pods split open, and red beans persist.
Fruit makes attractive winter arrangements.