This woody flowering plant can survive from cuttings alone, has unusual and beautiful flowers, blooms for over half a year, and can even be made into bonsai
Introduction
Green plants and potted flowers are essential decorative elements of home life. Keeping some flowers and plants at home has many benefits, as they can both beautify the room and lift your mood. "Flower Sound Potted Plant Diary · Issue 1361" introduces you to a super easy-to-grow woody plant.
Today's star
The crisp autumn season is the best time to grow flowers. If you already have herbaceous flowers such as pothos, spider plant and succulents at home, you might as well get to know today's new type of ornamental flowering shrub - Clerodendrum thomsoniae, also known as bleeding heart vine. It has not been introduced into our country for long, yet it has already become a veritable "internet-famous flower," with many admirers.
Clerodendrum thomsoniae
Clerodendrum thomsoniae, also known as bleeding heart vine, gets its name because its flower shape is unusual, with the flower center resembling a bead that slowly emerges from the bud, like a dragon spitting out a pearl. It is an evergreen shrub in the Verbenaceae family, native to West Africa. In recent years it has been introduced into our country on a large scale. Because of its unusual flower shape and the beauty of both its flowers and leaves, it has very high ornamental value and is much sought after in the flower market.
Long flowering period and abundant flowers
Clerodendrum thomsoniae also has a very long flowering period, with two peak blooming periods a year. The first runs from spring to the summer solstice. After a short rest in summer, it blooms again in autumn and continues until winter arrives. The flowering period lasts more than half a year. If placed in a greenhouse in winter with sufficient light, it will also bloom normally.
It can survive from cuttings alone
At the same time, Clerodendrum thomsoniae is also a super easy-to-grow flowering shrub. This plant has strong vitality and rapid reproductive capacity. Take a branch and insert it into moist soil, and it will quickly take root and grow. It can even be grown in water, and without any skill it can be grown to bloom abundantly. Its only drawback is that it is not cold-tolerant, so in the north it needs to be moved indoors to overwinter.
Excellent bonsai material
Clerodendrum thomsoniae has a graceful tree shape, good branching, and tolerates pruning, so it can be made into a bonsai tree. It also has a somewhat vining nature and will climb walls. If not pruned and allowed to grow freely, it can also be shaped into a flower wall or flower waterfall. It is widely used in courtyard landscaping and is also a rare excellent potted plant and fine bonsai material.