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

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>I've had a Clerodendrum thomsoniae for 10 years now.  Until I got a
>greenhouse I
>overwintered it inside.  Now I have it in the greenhouse, where I only use
>heat if
>it drops below 30F.  No matter where I keep it it always looses all the
>leaves before
>spring.  But, every year it comes back bigger and better.  It's much more
>beautiful
>than any picture I've seen.  You've found some wonderful plants!!  I would
>think
>it might be hardy in your zone.
>Sheila/zone 8

Thank you, Sheila, that is really good news. I suppose the nursery people
simply didn't want to keep them around taking up shelf space since they
won't leaf out until spring. Their loss, my gain. These are grown two to a
1 gallon pot, growing on a bamboo arch, so it amounts to 12 or so plants.
When you put them outside, where do you grow them? Full sun, filtered
shade? What do they like to be fed?

Many thanks,
Karen


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


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