Anisodontea
December 18, 2009 by Doug
Filed under Annuals, Containers
It doesn’t like full hot sun – preferring a noon shade but lots of light (not direct hot sunshine but lots of filtered light) and this light level of “baking” is where most gardeners get themselves into trouble with this plant. It’s very much like fuschia in that way.
It likes an even moisture level – not swampy and not parched. Let this dry out and it’s going to be very unhappy with you.
Bring it indoors in the fall (it isn’t even close to hardy anywhere there’s a serious frost) and take tip cuttings in the spring to propagate. Optimum growing temperatures seem to be around 55F to 80F.
It isn’t particularly tough to grow although aphids are attracted to it (but then again, what plants do aphids really ignore) 
Absolutely gorgeous, though I’m sure it wouldn’t make it through the winter in my front hall, aka the dead zone.
@Kerry – we grew them in a high-light zone for the winter indoors. Lots of light but they’d still stretch out – so a severe cutting back was necessary every spring. This was about August (if memory serves) and several cuttings from a January cut.