This is Bleeding Heart vine, Clereodendron thomasoniae. It is also called Glorybower.
It is one of my favorite vines.
I cut it back and feed it in early spring.
Then all it needs is sun and water.
Take cuttings to share with friends. These root easily in water.
It grows up its trellis and blooms all summer long.
My heart loves this Bleeding Heart vine.
Flower loves her Glorybower.
I have three plants that I do not intentionally let out of their pots.
All three have a reputation for going rogue if let loose.
I LOVE all three or I would never chance a release of a new “Kudzu” into my gardens.
I have not had the least bit of trouble with this first one,
Bleeding Heart vine/ Clerodendrum speciosum, thomsonia.
I have taken cuttings and produced new plants, but it has never escaped on its own.
The second one is also a vine.
Love-in-a- Puff/ Cardiospermum halicacabum produces puffy pods which contain round black seeds with a white heart on each.
After three years of having this plant, I have only found two escapees near to where the mama plant was the previous summer.
The last one however, Jewels of Opar/Talinum paniculatum has escaped many times.
I always dig up the seedlings and transplant them into pots.
This plant has a long root that may prove impossible to remove.
The beauty of its blooms and pods is what I find irresistible.
The “limon” leaves are edible, but I have yet to eat one.
(My husband has still not forgiven me for bringing some Crownvetch on the property nearly thirty years ago. We are still finding it.)
So these three are for pots, but worth the risk.
ROGUE FLOWER
I am all about the plant. I plant them where they will thrive. If they don’t do well in one spot, I move them.
I do this over and over. So when a lovely combination occurs, it is usually serendipity rather than skillful selection.
Here are some combinations that I find fortuitous. I can’t take any credit for the mixes and matches. I will, however, take full credit for the health of each plant. They are my babies, along with the bunnies.
FLOWER goes with the flow.
I want the faith a vine has
when it grows up to the height of its trellis
and reaches up toward the sun.
Growing past all support.
Its only mission is to get to the light
which gives it life.
No turning back.
Follow the Light.
Why do we use the color red to signal stop?
Red has longest wavelengths we can perceive with our eyes.
Longer wavelengths are infrared waves, microwaves and radio waves.
We can’t see these longer waves, but can we sense them?
I often wonder if we can feel red somehow.
When it is mixed with other colors it demands our attention.
When it’s bright and big it makes us pause.
What does red light beaming at us feel like subconsciously?
Why does it universally mean stop?
Red Hot.
Red Devil.
Do we all have an ancient memory of blood red danger?
Does red make some of us blush and make others feel angry?
How does red make us feel?
I wonder…
FOLLOW the FLOWER.
Many garden bloggers send photos of their gardens to http://www.maydreamsgardens.com MayDreamsGardens to be posted as a group.
I had to rush home yesterday and figure out how to do this.
I have my first widget with my face on it!
So, here are the photos that I took of our garden yesterday.
The first photo is one of many lizards around our stone parking area. I call him “The King” because he likes to climb on the stoneshrooms and sun himself while he stands watch over the garden.
I am working on a future post about ferns, so I took photos of the spores on the underside of the frond.
My daughter has a lily and rose garden. This is her newest stargazer, Playtime.
This is my favorite plant. Eucomis/Pineapple lily.
GO visit some gardens around the country at http://www.maydreamsgardens.com Garden Bloggers’ Bloom Day
Follow the Flower!
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