Clerodendrum thomsoniae variegatum
Variegated Bleeding Heart Vine
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Zones 10-11
Grows 6 to 15 feet
Tropical West Africa.
This is a beautiful variegated selection of the classic climber. Flowers individual or in clusters appear over a background of cream, gold and deep green foliage. Awhite calyx forms first, then opens to reveal an intense red corolla which protrudes out of the opening. Clerodendrum thomsoniae variegatum is also right at home in a sunny window up north in the winter for those in climates too cold to grow it in the landscape.