Scientific name: Clerodendrum speciosum
Synonym: Clerondendrum delectum
Common name: Red Bleeding Heart Vine, Java Glory Vine
Chinese name: 龙吐珠 ('long tu zhu' or dragon spitting pearl)
Malay name: Nyonya Makan Sirih (Maiden/Fair Lady chewing betel leaves)
Malay name: Nyonya Makan Sirih (Maiden/Fair Lady chewing betel leaves)
Family: Verbenaceae
Origin: Horticulture.
Clerondendrum speciosum is a hybrid of Clerondendrum splendens and Clerondendrum thomsoniae
Photographs taken at: The Secret Garden of 1-Utama
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Wow, I don't think I've ever seen these and they are so beautifully exotic. Love them.
ReplyDeleteawesome looking plant ~ do the butterflies and hummingbirds like it?
ReplyDeleteBeautiful capture!
ReplyDeleteI've seen bleeding hearts before, but none like these. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous bleeding hearts - I've never seen this kind before!
ReplyDeleteSo pretty!
ReplyDeleteThis is the flower that I am looking for the name. It's gorgeous!
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