Clerodendrum Species, Bridal Veil, Nodding Clerodendrum, Wallich's Glorybower

I live in the greater Houston area, just southwest of the City. We've had the Nodding Clerodendrum several years and find it a beautiful ...Read Moreand graceful addition to our backyard (shaded) garden.
A couple of years ago, during a particularly hard freeze, it froze to the ground, but quickly recovered in the spring. In fact, we have rooted a branch from it and now have a second "nodder", which is blooming at writing.
As others have commented, the obvious appeal of this shrub is its dangling clusters of white blooms (ours are just opening)---reminiscent of grape clusters. But the bloom time is fairly short, and the foliage is large, glossy, and dark green, gorgeous year-round!
In our hot Texas sun, it thrives in full shade.
I can think of no negatives that we have experienced with this plant, and I confess to never feeding it!
Give it a try!

BTW, I do not live in the city listed, but southwest of Houston, in ROSENBERG.

this plant grows beautifully in deep shade and blooms from October til the first frost

This plant is the star of my October garden. What surprises me is it grown in complete shade, and blooms beautifully. Like all clerodendr...Read Moreums here, it can be a bit of a thug, but less so than some others in the genus.

I've had this in the ground for about 5 years, but in 4 of those years it has been frosted back to the ground during the winter. Still, i...Read Moret usually gets enough growth finished by fall to bloom - and the flowers are always commented upon by visitors, as they are quite elegant against the glossy dark green foliage.