Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Clerodendrum thomsoniae


Bleeding Heart - what a name for a plant! I like this plant as the contrast of white and red is so appealing. This plant is a vine and it grows well without much attention required. It is also a prolific bloomer and the flowers come in big clusters. The flowers last a while, I  did not  keep track but it seems that there are always flowers on the plant, and the flowers only start to fade after a month perhaps.  The red drops, then the white faded to purplish, then brownish.  I trimmed off flowers when they look unsightly.  This vine thrives in the sunlight, but it grows well under partial shade as well.  

 The baby plants grows from the roots, but one can propagate the plant from cuttings as well.

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