 These colorful markings make the plant identifiable from afar, until the flowering season when the leaves turn completely green.The flowering season lasts from late June to early July, in which the plant bears white flowers about in diameter.The longevity of an individual flower is 2–3 days, when the plant also starts to develop small, yellow to yellow-red, egg-shaped, fleshy, and multiseeded fruits, which mature from September to October.