Bleeding Heart Vine
Bleeding Heart vine is botanically called as Clerodendrum thomsoniae. Bleeding Heart vine belongs to the family Verbenaceae. Bleeding Heart vine also has synonyms as The glory bower which is an attractive bushy, tropical looking twining vine.
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Division
- Magnoliophyta
- Class
- xxxxxx
- Family
- Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
- Genus
- Clerodendrum
- Species
- thomsoniae
There are over 400 species of Bleeding Hearts, including climbers, shrubs, herbaceous plants and trees. Bleeding Heart Vine flowers are mostly from warm climates and are summer flowers. Most, of the Bleeding Heart Vine, plants have very showy flowers. Bleeding Heart Vine blooms profusely with rich crimson corollas peeking from white, balloon-like calyxes. The flowers are seen as clusters of red and white.
Bleeding Heart vine should not be confused with Bleeding Heart, in Decentra genus. Bleeding Heart vine is a complete different plant. Bleeding Heart vines are one among the tropical flowers.
Facts about Bleeding Heart vines
- Bleeding Heart Vine is a twining, evergreen shrub.
- Bleeding Heart vine is originally from West Africa.
- Bleeding Heart vine have a beautiful flower and foliage.
- Bleeding Heart vine leaves are dark green colored with 5-7 inches length.
- Bleeding Heart vine serves as a good climbing container plant.
- Bleeding Heart vine also serves as a good hanging baskets plant.
- Bleeding Heart vine are sun loving summer flowers.
- Bleeding Heart vine produces tons of flowers and can be trimmed to just required size.
- The flower blooms throughout the year, but mainly during spring.
- Bleeding Heart Vine shows a black fruit containing black seeds with an orange lining.
- Bleeding Heart Vine was featured as Plant-of-the-Week November 13-20, 1998.
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Growing Bleeding Heart Vines
- Select a sunny and well drained soil for planting.
- Bleeding Heart vine flower needs good sunlight.
- Good amount of water is needed to the plant.
- Bleeding Heart vines is mainly propagated by cuttings in late sunny day and well drained soil for the spring or summer.
- Bleeding Heart vines can also propagated from seed in spring.
- Feed the Bleeding Heart vine flower plant every 2 weeks.
- Pruning is also necessary, in winter.
- Cuttings will root in 10-14 days, but there should be a mist.
- After the cuttings root in the container, supply the plant with good fertilizer.
- Place the plant in the container and water it.
- Provide 2 inches of mulch around the plant.
Caring Bleeding Heart Vines
- To have a great bloom, cut the plant intermittently after blooming.
- In mid spring give plenty of water.
- Pruning should be done in late winter, so as to encourage new growth.
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