Amazing flower - the most beautiful clerodendrum. Description and rules of care

Translated, this plant is referred to as the "tree of fate." In addition to this, the most beautiful clerodendrium has the second name "bloody cross", since the stamens are red.

At the moment, there are a large number of varieties and has a variety of shades, for example: blue, pink, white. It is a perennial plant and belongs to the Verbenov family. It looks like an evergreen shrub.

Botanical Description

The most beautiful Clerodendrium was first found in the Canary Islands. In the wild, most often, it can be found in parts of Africa, South America and Asia.

The leaves of this plant are green. They have a core shape, and their edges are both serrated and solid. They also have a rough surface, reaching twenty centimeters. There are leaves on the stem of the plant. They have flexible shoots. The stamens of the beautiful Clerodendrium form brushes on the plant. Flowers have the shape of butterflies. This plant has a wonderful and fragrant smell that comes from leaves and flowers. The smell is all individual.

Varieties of varieties and their photos

It has two of the most common varieties - Thomson's Clodendrium and Brilliant Clodendrium. There are others as well.

Thomson's

It has dark, green leaves. It is a deciduous vine. The leaves are ovoid in shape and grow to twelve centimeters. The flowers have a white tint, airy, with a whisk of red. Reproduction occurs using the cuttings. Flowering occurs from March to July.

You can learn more about the features of Thomson's Clodendrium content at home, as well as see a photo of the flower, here.

Brilliant

Evergreen shrub with round leaves up to eight centimeters long and six centimeters wide. They have a rough surface and red flowers. Blossom of the Clerodendrum Brilliant occurs all year.

Philippine

The plant has a pronounced sweet aroma. It does not require much care. The flowers are pink with a white tint, grow up to twenty centimeters. Filipino Carlodendrum leaves are wide and green in color.

Ugandan

It is a liana, which reaches about two meters. Ugandan clerodendrum has dark green leaves as well as blue stamens. You can adjust the shape of the tree.

Fragrant

Presented as an evergreen shrub. The shape of the leaves is broad-egg-shaped, grow up to twenty centimeters.

Wallich or Prospero

It has many names, for example: bride’s veil, Cleopatra’s tears, veil bride. Its main difference is abundant flowering. Inflorescences are white. The leaves are green and have a lanceolate shape. It is the most difficult to care for.

What Wallich (or Prospero) clerodendrum is and how to properly care for it at home, we talked about in this article.

Soil requirements and fertilizing

If you carry out the planting process at home, then there must be a slightly acidic soil. Thanks to this soil, the plant will bloom and grow well. To cook it you need to take:

• peat;
• clay soil;
• sand;
• sheet earth.

Next, mix everything. If there is no desire to prepare the soil at home, then it can be purchased at the store, but Before use it is necessary to add a little sand.

Lighting and location

For this plant, conditions are necessary, as if it is in natural conditions. A favorable place for the most beautiful clerodendrium will be window sills, whose windows face west, east and south.

Love a lot of sunshine, but you can not allow direct sunlight, as the plant can receive many burns.

The northern windows will not suit the fact that the sun will not be enough for the plant and it will not grow, blossom and develop well, therefore it is necessary to install additional lighting for the plant.

Care Rules

1. The temperature in summer should be for the most beautiful Clerodendrium from eighteen degrees to twenty-five degrees Celsius. For the winter season, the temperature should be fifteen degrees Celsius.
2. It is necessary to maintain a high and daily spray the plant with warm water. Watering must be carried out often and a lot.
3. During the flowering period, care is the same as everything.

Diseases and Pests

The most common pests include:

• Whitefly They are located below on the leaves, and above are plaque from the feces of this pest.
• Spider mite. Small and inaccessible to the human eye. It looks like small, white dots on the lower surface of the leaves of a plant and in the form of a small cobweb. In the fight against these pests, a drug called an insecticide will help. It is necessary to take an ampoule of an actelik and stir in a liter of water. Spray the plant with this solution. Spray four times every three days.

Breeding

The reproduction of the most beautiful clerodendrium occurs both by cuttings and by means of seeds.

1. Cuttings. As a rule, cuttings of this plant are cut in the spring. Well consolidation in water. When the cuttings take root, they should be transplanted into small pots and covered with glass. When shoots appear, then the pot needs to be chosen more. After a year, the pot should be even larger.
2. The seeds. Sown in late winter and early summer. The mixture should consist of peat, grain land and sand. An important condition for growing from the seeds of this plant will be good lighting and greenhouse conditions. Two months later, the first sunrises appear.Important! The plant is transplanted into pots when they have four leaves.

Possible problems

This is absolutely not a problem plant. If you follow the proper care, then the most beautiful clerodendrium will delight you with its flowering for a long time.

Application to this plant can be found in the phytodesign, where it is used in the vertical landscaping of buildings. Among all gardeners, this plant is very appreciated for its beautiful flowers with large stamens.