Other Names:  Clerodendron, Siphonanthus

Description:

A wonderful vine or running shrub that climbs by twining; from early winter to late spring it is covered with stunning salmon-red colored trumpet flowers; does best with some shade at midday; does not tolerate frost, but may resprout from the roots

Ornamental Features

Flaming Glorybower is blanketed in stunning clusters of fragrant salmon trumpet-shaped flowers with white overtones along the branches from late winter to late spring. Its oval leaves remain green in color throughout the season.

Landscape Attributes

Flaming Glorybower is a multi-stemmed perennial vine with a twining and trailing habit of growth. Its medium texture blends into the garden, but can always be balanced by a couple of finer or coarser plants for an effective composition.

This plant will require occasional maintenance and upkeep, and should only be pruned after flowering to avoid removing any of the current season's flowers. It is a good choice for attracting birds, bees and butterflies to your yard. Gardeners should be aware of the following characteristic(s) that may warrant special consideration;

• Suckering

Flaming Glorybower is recommended for the following landscape applications;

• Accent
• General Garden Use
• Container Planting

Planting & Growing

Flaming Glorybower will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 30 inches. As a climbing vine, it should either be planted near a fence, trellis or other landscape structure where it can be trained to grow upwards on it, or allowed to trail off a retaining wall or slope. Although it is technically a woody plant, this plant can be expected to behave as a perennial in our climate if planted outdoors over the winter, usually regrowing from its base (crown) the following year. As such, gardeners should take into consideration that it will perform differently than it would in its native habitat.

This plant does best in full sun to partial shade. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. This species is not originally from North America.

Flaming Glorybower is a fine choice for the garden, but it is also a good selection for planting in outdoor pots and containers. Because of its spreading habit of growth, it is ideally suited for use as a 'spiller' in the 'spiller-thriller-filler' container combination; plant it near the edges where it can spill gracefully over the pot. It is even sizeable enough that it can be grown alone in a suitable container. Note that when growing plants in outdoor containers and baskets, they may require more frequent waterings than they would in the yard or garden.

This plant is not reliably hardy in our region, please use with caution in areas where hardiness is a factor.