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

Sorry, Connie, I forgot to include my garden sig file. I am in Zone 9,
Sunset Zone 20.


>Kwint,
>You dont mention your zone so can only assume that you are right about
>them not being appropriate for your growing area..

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>
>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.


Zone 9a, Sunset Zone 20            @ @ @ @ @ @   @ @ @ @ @@
So.Calif, near Descanso Gardens _\|_|_/_|_|____\|_|_|_|//___
http://www.greenheart.com/karenw/garden 


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