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Clerodendrum X speciosum 'Bleeding Heart'
I'm not a gardener. That's the name on the tag, correct me if needed. Was a gift of a division when I exclaimed how beautiful it was !
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02-06-2012, 02:29 PM
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Very nice. I am rather surprised that it is blooming indoors. Generally fairly high light plants, I thought.
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02-06-2012, 02:34 PM
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Surprised me too !!! It IS under my T8 bank of 6 four foot lights but at the very end.
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03-26-2012, 11:13 PM
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Nice one!!
I have this Clerodendron thomsoniae which I bought from the New York Botanical Gardens shop in 2008. It blooms for me occasionally. I keep it indoors (my apartment). Lots of eastern exposure, but nothing to brag about really. I find the limiting factor is water. I water really really heavily, and if I go more than 2 days without watering it, it wilts. I often leave the saucer the pot is on full of water. It has bloomed for me about 3 times. Usually afte I trim it.
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I've never seen a bleeding heart plant like that before - beautiful!
@Tindomul - I find if my potted plants inside require constant watering and wilt very quickly it's because they'd like a bigger pot. I've found this several times when people have given me those supposedly 'miniature' roses. As soon as I pot them into something bigger they grow like mad and stop wilting.
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THanks for the advice Natalie, I will try a bigger pot.
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The wilting is how I know when to water it !! It perks right back up !! I don't remember this from last year but the white parts turn reddish pink after dropping the bright red thingies ! Can you tell I'm not at all familiar with anything but chids ??? 
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04-03-2012, 01:36 PM
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Hi Merlyn,
White parts at the sepals the red parts are the petals. I'm pretty sure the sepals on my plant also turn a lavendar pinkish after the petals have fallen off.
I'm not shy about watering my plant, I usually leave the dish its in full of water, never had any rot problems.
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Wow! That's gorgeous!
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It is a joyful flower to have...if you managed to bloom this plant, you are a gardener.
I am scared I would kill those kind of plants...they look so delicate(Tindo you have a lush shrub that is getting big)
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