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11 years ago

This is clerodendron nutans and it has just flowered for the first time; I menioned it with other cleros awhile back. I picked it up at a church fete last spring. Will have to transplant it after flowering to a more prominant spot, and, of course, take a few cuttings.

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inga007
11 years ago
That looks lovely. Didn't realize there where so many different ones. I love the cascading "bunches"
Glad you couldn't resist.
funnelweb
Original Author
11 years ago
Hi inga, you know the last few years of watching various taxonomic groups of flowering plants, like the clerodendrons and the euphorbias, I started to recognise the same or similar traits or characteristics - echos of lovliness, I guess - that are intrinsic to each group. Some, of course, you have to dispense with for various reasons, such as C. speciosum, a climber I tried with red flowers that looked good for 2 seasons but then started to come up (sucker) everywhere and I just had to pull it all out; still a bit suckering up here and there.
Anyway Inga, glad you appreciate the pictures.
Thank you
Bill
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Nice Bill-not quite the Cats whiskers but interesting. we are back to normal Autumn weather now crisp and enjoyable.I notice some of last years bulbs in pots are starting to appear and wondering if the Chinchincheries will reproduce ? The garden beds with new bulbs are bare but allowing me to destroy the onion weed as it appears. I reckonise it as it starts as just one leaf and its a matter of perserverence with this horror.
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