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Clerodendrum thomsoniae
With names such as Bleeding Glory-bower, Glory-bower, Bagflower or Bleeding-heart Vine. Clerodendrum thomsoniae is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum of the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical west Africa from Cameroon west to Senegal. It is an evergreen liana growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall, with ovate to oblong leaves 8–17 cm (3–7 in) cm long. The flowers are produced in cymes of 8-20 together, each flower with a pure white to pale purple five-lobed calyx 2.5 cm in diameter, and a red five-lobed corolla 2 cm long and in diameter. Source: Wikipedia.
Grown in our garden, in Biñan Laguna, Philippines.
Spotted on Sep 8, 2012
Submitted on Oct 10, 2012
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This can also be grown in Florida, but I do not see it frequently.