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Clerodendron Thomsoniae Bleeding Heart Vine 10L
Clerodendron Thomsoniae Bleeding Heart Vine 10L
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Bleeding heart vine is a twining evergreen from tropical west Africa with some confusion about its identity. Other common names include glory bower, bagflower, bleeding glory bower, tropical bleeding heart, and glory tree. Scientifically it is Clerodendrum thomsoniae but is sometimes spelled as C. thompsoniae even in very reputable publications. According to the International Plant Names Index this species is in the mint family (Lamiaceae) but some other references, such as the USDA Plants Database, place it in the verbena family (Verbenaceae). It was traditionally placed in that family, but despite being reassigned to the Lamiaceae, not everyone has adopted that change. One thing that is certain is that it is not related to the common bleeding heart (Dicentra spectabilis). The common name comes from the flowers which look like a drop of red blood exuding from the heart-shaped calyx.
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