Each flower consists of 2cm (0.8 inch) long, white (or else greenish white), bell-shaped calyx with a scarlet, star-shaped bloom peeping through a split in its tip. The contrast of scarlet and white is highly effective.
- Scientific name: Clerodendrum thomsoniae Balf.f.
- Common names: Bleeding Heart Vine, Bleeding Glory-Bower, Glory-Bower, Bagflower, Beauty Bush
- Synonyms: Clerodendrum balfourii, Clerodendrum delectum, Clerodendrum thomsoniae var. balfourii
- Family: Lamiaceae
- Species: C. thomsoniae
- Genus: Clerodendrum
- Origin: Clerodendrum thomsoniae native to tropical West Africa.
- Hardiness: Hardiness zone: 10a-11
- Temperature in rest period – min 10°C max 13°C (50-55°F)
- Temperature in active growth period – min 16°C max 24°C (61-75°F)
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Clerodendrum thomsoniae can grow inconveniently high – 3m (10 feet) or more – but may be kept below 1.5m (5 feet) by having its stem tops pinched out regularly during the growing season; the stems themselves can also be trained around three or four thin stakes in the potting mixture. This species can make an attractive trailing plant when kept under control in a large hanging basket. Although not difficult to grow, it will not flower unless given adequate humid warmth during the active growth period.
Propagate in spring from cuttings 10-15cm (4-6 inch) long. Dip each cutting in a hormone rooting powder and plant it in an 8cm (3 inch) pot containing a moistened equal-parts mixture of peat moss and coarse sand or a substance such as perlite... - Learn more at How To Grow Bleeding Heart Vines
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