How strong exactly is the adaptability of Bleeding Glory-Bower?

Alternative Names for Bleeding Glory-Bower

Mali, Pearl Pagoda

Morphological Characteristics of Bleeding Glory-Bower

Climbing shrub, 2-5 m tall; young branches four-angled, covered with yellowish-brown short downy hairs, hairless when old, pith of branchlets loose when young, hollow when old.

Leaves papery, narrowly ovate or ovate-oblong, 4-10 cm long, 1.5-4 cm wide, apex acuminate, base nearly rounded, entire, surface covered with small wart-like hairs, slightly rough, abaxial surface nearly hairless, basal veins three; petiole 1-2 cm long.

Cymes axillary or pseudoterminal, dichotomously branched. Calyx white, connate at base, swollen in the middle, with 5 ribbed ridges, apex 5-parted deeply, outer surface covered with fine hairs, lobes triangular-ovate. Corolla deep red, forming a sharp color contrast with the white calyx, visually striking.

Growth Habits of Bleeding Glory-Bower

Bleeding Glory-Bower prefers a warm, humid, and sunny semi-shaded environment, and is not cold-tolerant.

Main Value of Bleeding Glory-Bower

Ornamental: It is a beautiful ornamental plant; when in bloom, the deep red corolla extends from the white calyx, resembling spitting pearls. The flower shape is unusual and the blooming is abundant.

Medicinal: To treat postpartum abdominal pain with bleeding: take two liang of fresh Bleeding Glory-Bower, place in a pot, spray with wine and stir-fry, then spray and stir-fry again until slightly scorched, add a handful of edible rice and decoct in water to take.

To treat snake and insect bites: take four liang of dried Bleeding Glory-Bower, soak in twenty liang of wine (usable after two weeks). Apply the medicine to the wound, and also take a small cup of this wine orally.

Flower Language of Bleeding Glory-Bower

Precious and pure, inner warmth