A potted flower worth getting is easier to grow than pothos, blooms in all four seasons and can also be made into a bonsai

Introduction

Green plants and potted plants are essential decorations for home life, as they can beautify the room and also cultivate the mind and character. Keeping some flowers and plants at home brings many benefits. "Huasheng Potted Plant Diary, Issue 1033" introduces you to a plant that is very, very worth getting.

Today's featured plant

As time enters June and summer arrives, the weather is hot, and many plants are not suitable for cultivation now, such as clematis and succulents, which are all famously "difficult to get through summer." The flower introduced today, called Clerodendrum thomsoniae, is just the opposite: the hotter the weather, the more brilliantly it blooms, with simple care and an extremely long flowering period.

Clerodendrum thomsoniae

Clerodendrum thomsoniae, also known as bleeding glory-bower, is an evergreen shrub plant in the Verbenaceae family. Its flower shape is peculiar. When it blooms, the red corolla slowly extends from the white calyx, shaped like spitting pearls, hence the name. It is a new type of potted ornamental plant, native to western Africa, and is now widely introduced as an ornamental plant, cultivated in both southern and northern China.

Long flowering period

Clerodendrum thomsoniae comes from tropical regions and is extremely heat-tolerant. In the severe heat of summer, when other plants are listless, it blooms more and more brilliantly, with flowers covering the branches, becoming a beautiful sight among summer ornamental plants. Not only in summer, as long as it gets enough light, it can bloom even in winter, and it is in flowering period all year round.

Simple care

Clerodendrum thomsoniae is very easy to grow. Although it is a woody plant, it can be propagated by stem cuttings just like succulents, and the survival rate is very high. Take a section of branch and insert it into potting soil, and it will take root in about half a month. Aside from being afraid of cold, it has no other shortcomings. It is not picky about soil and does not demand much fertilizer or water, making it even easier to grow than pothos.

Excellent material for bonsai

Clerodendrum thomsoniae grows very fast and tolerates pruning. It can be pruned into a shape you like according to personal preference, and paired with an elegant flower pot, a beautiful bonsai tree is born. The pruned branches can continue to be used for cuttings, turning one plant into a patch, and a balcony into a garden. It is an emerging ornamental plant, very popular now, and very worth getting.