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Bleeding heart vine or the Clerodendrum Thomsoniae is a stunning vine. It is also known by the names Bleeding Glory bower or glory bower. It is an ornamental plant which thrives in direct sunlight and heavy drinks of water. It is a tropical plant , native to west Africa. This vine can grow up to 4m in height .
These vine make wonderful bowers and arches. Their almost heart shaped,deep green leaves provide the perfect background for the white flowers with their five lobed red corolla.
It loves soil that is slightly acidic and blooms in abundance with the right kind of soil. The bleeding heart vine also comes in different colors varying in shades of white to purple.
Once it is established, the vine doesn’t need much attention. Feeding it once a month with a fertilizer high in potassium should be enough. I feed mine with a good meal of dried banana, skins egg shells and coffee grounds dried in the sun and powdered very fine. I also add a couple of teaspoons of white vinegar to this mixture and let it rest for a day before diluting it with water and feeding the plant.
The glory bower can be easily propagated from cuttings.
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This is vine common in your area?
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Do you like this vine?
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It looks lovely and not sure if it grows here.
This is beautiful and it has such a poetic name!
It does sound poetic and dramatic. But from far it does look like tiny hearts bleeding. 🙂
That vine is beautiful. Unfortunately, we do not have one in our country.
I am glad you like it. It is nice that we can share pictures of plants and flowers from different regions.
I am not sure if I have seen a Bleeding Heart vine. Does it resemble bougainvillea?
No, the flowers are quite small, the vine isn’t woody nor does it have any thorns. No resemblance whatsoever to bougainvillea.