Bleeding Heart Vine

Bleeding Heart Vine Clerodendrum thomsoniae

What is the plant

If you want to add tenderness to your garden, purchase Bleeding Heart Vine. This is a fragile flowering plant that has a bright highlight.

Bleeding Heart Vine, also known as Glory Bower or Bad Flower, is native to Africa. We can identify this plant as an evergreen representative of the Lamiaceae family. It blooms with large clusters of showy flowers with dark-green oval leaves, and it usually grows up to 3 feet (1 m) tall and 5 feet (1.5 m) wide indoors. This plant is pretty easy to take care of and propagate.

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Humidity

High

Lighting

Part Sun

Temperature

20°C - 25°C

Hardiness zone

3 - 9

Difficulty

Medium

Hibernation

Cold Period

Sunlight
The best location for this plant indoors is the one that gets the morning sun and nothing of the mid-day lighting. Filtered light is the best way to go!
Fertilizer
A monthly application of a liquid fertilizer is the best way to feed Bleeding Heart Vine indoors.
Soil
Select a versatile potting mix with organic material or blended fertilizer. For optimal drainage, incorporate perlite or coarse sand. Keep the soil consistently moist but well-draining, reducing the risk of root rot, which is a potential indoor concern for your bleeding heart plant.

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Temperature
Bleeding heart plants go dormant annually after flowering in late spring or early summer; trim yellowed stems and store in a cool, dark spot. Maintain occasional watering if the soil is dry during dormancy. Also, be mindful of indoor humidity, as bleeding hearts thrive in high-humidity environments, so consider increasing humidity in dry indoor conditions.
Container
Make sure the pot has drainage holes to drain excess moisture. The material of the container does not matter. Choose pots according to the size of the root system because they should not be too large.
Fun fact
In the wild, this plant can grow up to 15 feet (5 meters) tall.