20 December 2009

CLERODENDRUM WALLICHII

Once again, the photo is not doing much justice to this plant.

I first saw it flowering profusely during the Thailand (Chiang Mai) plant sourcing trip in Jan 09. It was almost everywhere in their nurseries and the arching branches of abundant white flowers and red sepals were just so spectacular and eye catching.

Back in Singapore, it's flowering is probably less frequent and is definitely less dramatic and the flowers may not last as long in our hotter climate.

A few were planted at HortPark but they don't seemed to do very well.