Clerodendrum speciosum

• Botanical Name : Clerodendrum speciosum Dombrain

• The name Clerodendrum is from the Greek kleros, chance, and dendron, a tree, and alludes to a native legend that the plants possessed medicinal properties, which were a possible cure for certain ailments. Clerodendrum speciosum is actually a hybrid between C. splendens and C. thomsoniae.

• Common Name : Red Bleeding Heart, Java Glory Vine
• Plant Family : Verbenaceae
• Plant Form : Climbers
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Gujarat Forestry Research Foundation, Indroda Park

About Clerodendrum speciosum Plant :

• Habit : A shrub-vine.
• Leaves : Square-shaped, opposite, dark glossy ovate leaves.
• Flower :
  • Bracteate, Long lasting, rosy red to deep crimson bracts and bright red flower clusters.
  • Once each brilliant flower has passed, a rosy red calyx stays on the plant for many months.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : March-May
• Significance :
  • It is cultivated as an ornamental plant, in particular for its bright red flowers.
  • Excellent grown in containers indoors or outdoors during warm weather.