Texas Gardening: August Blooms, 2 by rouxcrew

rouxcrew wrote:
Yep, that is it. Clerodendron, Blue Wing. Found the tag tucked in by the base. It is much taller than I thought, pushing five feet and change. But it is suddenly covering itself with blooms, a very nice look.
I was rather disappointed that it waited so long, I thought it was supposed to bloom all summer. But as you mentioned, it has been a weird one.
I was going to take cuttings from my tomatoes for fall and have decided against it. This year they are unbelievably healthy, still putting on growth and tomatoes. Normally I would have yanked them by now.
My zinnias are seeing it tough with the heat, wilting every afternoon but soak watering brings them back and they are still lovely. Hoping they will free seed for next year.
My heirloom morning glory is going crazy with growth on my arch but nary a bloom while the ones on my fence are covered with blooms and not much foliage. Go figure.