Rose glorybower 'Pink Diamond'

Clerodendrum bungei

How to grow Rose glorybower 'Pink Diamond'

  • Full Sun

  • Medium

Can be cut down in the winter and can be pruned in the spring to produce more flowers. After 3 pairs of leaves have grown nip out the tip, this will also help to produce a more compact plant

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Keep in mind when planting that Pink Diamond is thought of as hardy, so Pink Diamond will tend to go dormant or grow slowly over the winter months.

Growing Pink Diamond from seed

Slow from seed and easier from stem cuttings

Transplanting Pink Diamond

Plant out into well drained soil in a bright position. Also suitable to be grown in pots as it has a suckering habit and is hardy only to zone 8 so could be brought into a more shelterd position or overwintered in a cold frame.

Ensure that temperatures are mild and all chance of frost has passed before planting out, as Pink Diamond is a hardy plant.

Harvesting Pink Diamond

The blooms can be harvested for floral arrangements when in full bloom.

Rose glorybower Pink Diamond Etymology

The botanical epithet is from the Latin bungei meaning “great profusion”.1

Other Names for Rose glorybower 'Pink Diamond'

Mexicali Rose

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