More specifically, the flowers are white with purple streaks that fade to cream and then to yellow with age.

[10] The flowers are extremely wavy and immature blossoms very much resemble multicolored spirals or corkscrews.

This plant grows white buds that produce nectar, which attracts ants, who then pollinate the flowers.

Flowers typically bloom in late summer or autumn[3][8] and, if pollination by bees[7] is successful, seeds come soon after.

If the grower wants to cultivate them, pods should be removed from the plant while still green to prevent exposure to winter temperatures.

[14][15] Burpee recommends that the seeds be sown in "ordinary soil in a sunny area in spring after danger of frost" has passed.

If grown indoors or inside a greenhouse, then the seedlings can be moved outdoors when "spring temperatures remain above 50 F."[10] These plants will thrive in full sun[3] to partial shade and can attain a height of twenty feet.