awesome croton..I just started collecting them last year...
Yep, it's the unusual that I'd be looking for.
Here's this weeks blog
"Clearly Clerodendrums"
http://www.chron.com/commons/persona.html?newspaperUserId=rjudd&plckController=PersonaBlog&plckScript=personaScript&plckElementId=personaDest&plckPersonaPage=BlogViewPost&plckPostId=Blog%3arjuddPost%3a9da14a87-c406-40ac-98ab-5c2bad59d550
Tropical Garden #27
I just 'discovered' Clerodendrum indicum, it is a winter bloomer here. It is very lanky. The ones I have seen here grow to about 3m and seem to have a solitary stem. Like all Clerodendrum they spread by underground suckers.
My favorite one is C. panticulatum, I am going to order 100 rooted cuttings this spring. It should be a good seller when in bloom and I never see it available in nurseries.
When I was at Fairchild I saw>
oh ..save me one...I'm glad you know about Clerodendrums because I have question about the panticulatum http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/89331/
and the Flaming Glory Bower, Pagoda Flower, Giant Salvia
Clerodendrum speciosissimum
http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/2400/
They look slightly different in the blooms, but I can't tell if I correctly named mine in the first link a panticulatum..can you clarify?
also pictured here...I call it panticulatum..but am not sure
It was labeled Clerodendrum speciosissimum, but, it is not. This one is a vine. I haven't been able to find a name for it, here is a close up>
I think I'm calling you up as a tour guide when I go!!
Yes the Indicum grows like a bean stalk..and when they bloom, it bends the stalks all over the place. Even then, it adds intrigue to the landscape I think
copy on the vine .I think it's Clerodendrum splendens.
I was refering to your posting C Panticulatum...see I think yours looks more like
Clerodendrum speciosissimum,
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/p.php?pid=5953142
are they both panticulatums? I just don't know...all the clerodendrum names are ambiguous I think
Your plant is panticulatum, but, the flower head seems small - is it a potted plant?
I wouldn't know what to do with indicum in a landscape, it isn't a 'stand alone' plant. It is still interesting tho...
Another - Euphorbia punicea, native to Mexico, I found some ripe seed pods.....
Here is the indicum in seed....so we get two shows from it. I haven't been able to grow the seeds though.
hmm..add your garden to my tour...lol
That's what confuses me with this varity, only one blooms stock, in ground or pot...Grows 6 feet plus tall, the blooms are more red, than the orangy blooms of the other type.
It will grow multiple stocks..with blooms...but not tons like in your picture
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I have not seen indicum volunteer here. Some seeds have to pass through an intestinal tract or have temp/scarification issues.
I bought a couple stater plants of this croton>
aah..okay...that's a good tip. I have some seeds to experiment on too.
Mine volunteer, but not as much as the usual clerodendrum.
I'm putting my croton collection in the ground this year ..we'll see what happens. The one I planted in front is doing fine so far..it was my experiment..
Nice one
The indicum you can see bent over in the center, right below the bougainvilla.
I don't have a garden. I make them and take care of them>
I grow plants as a hobby, I lost money last year on this project>
That's how Wayne got started at Zone9tropicals.
it is a tough business, and he's still making changes to whatever formula he employees.
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happy new year all
great pictures as always. i love fairchild i am spoiled because i live so close and have an annual pass plus guest so let me know when you come rj. phoe(palm hammock orchid estates) is another favorite.they have great begonias there.
i love the clerodendrums but they can get soo tall. these shooting stars are about to bloom.
Thanks...arrggg....the shooting star is the only one I can't get to bloom..
I haven't tried too hard, as I'm a slacker in the winter for gardening.
Yes.. it's one I've yet to flower... it's one of my oldest plants... maybe 14 years old... I heard it blooms in responce to decreased light times.. and just about the time the days get shorter.. I have to bering it inside... where the day length is again longer... it's a jungle under story plant.. and I love it's health.. and lovely purple reverse on the leaves... but flowers... nope....
The only time I work in the garden is when someone is paying me.
Cyclamen in winter, in Tampa>
Dale, it is my understanding there are 2 types of cyclamen and the ones I get from the florist are not garden hardy for my zone?
Lili,
Florists Cyclamen are bred from C. persicum and then there are a bunch of other species. I do not the the parentage of persicum, but, it is the most tolerant of all the cyclamen.
I gave one to my friend Terry when she lived in Dripping Springs, TX and planted it in the ground for her, in the shade of a Live Oak. It lived and flowered in winter for years with very little extra care. It was in a sheltered location on the south side of the house and I think the key was the shade.
I think more folks in Z 8 & 9 should try the florist types outside in sheltered/shady locations. I think keeping them away from the sprinklers system is the key to their success. They are thrifty in a water sense.
Winter flowers @Bok Tower>
oh look, the possum didn't eat them all, or whatever tragedy happened to the other blooms...it is putting more buds out on other branches.
It's pretty high up
and, looks like I missed this one, which of course was eye level for photographing.
RJ, I can't wait for a visit to Houston. Your article in the Chronicle is fantastic!
A big hello to Dale! I hope to see more of both of you this year on DG.
This thread is getting long...who's in charge around here?..not me...(:-)
xmas planters at downtown disney yesterday>
Placenciarita, How about Tropical Garden # 28??? Jerry
OK here it is
http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/939073/