Re: Need help with orphaned Clerodendrum thomsoniae ( C. balfouri)

Kwint,
You dont mention your zone so can only assume that you are right about
them not being appropriate for your growing area..
This is one of my 'pet peeves'to wit that the chain stores seem to
frequently offer non-hardy plantings, which I feel is a deception to the
lesser knownledgeable purchaser...I actually enjoy the availability of
some of these I.E.Hibiscus,etc.PROVIDING its well understood that it is
tender outside its normal range.
When they die the end result is the grower believes they have a 'brown
thumb' or some such and could possibly deter future interest/efforts in
the garden.
Connie Hoy






Kwint wrote:
> 
> Well we've done it again. We rescued six one gallon clerodendrum thomsoniae
> from our local "grow em and throw em" nursery. These "glory bower" vines
> are nearly bare, lacking many leaves, but the vines themselves are supple
> and green. The temperatures have been in the low 40s at night, which must
> have caused the leaf drop. My A-Z book says they don't like minimum temps
> below 50-55 degrees F, however the cans themselves say hardy to 30 degrees
> F.
> 
> I have brought them onto my porch to see if I they can be saved. Should I
> bring them indoors, give them a dilute fertilizer feeding? Suggestions?
> Probably these poor things were an unfortunate purchase and shouldn't have
> even been sold in this zone.
> 
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