In warm regions, it is frequently grown outdoors on patios and in gardens rather than inside buildings, and hence it has escaped into the wild in Africa, Australia, South America, Mesoamerica, Florida, and a few other places.

As a house plant, the long trailing vines are appropriate for a hanging pot or similar arrangement.

Leaves, stems, and bracts are dark green, covered with soft purple hairs that impart a velvety feeling to the plant.

[5] The Latin specific epithet aurantiaca means "orange", referring to the usual colour of the blooms.

[6] In cultivation in the UK this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.