This tree was blooming at a nursery yesterday, I don't have room for it but it was certainly dramatic and I'd love to know what it is.

I don't know what it is but it sure is beautiful! It reminds me of Medinilla.

I think it is one of the Clerodendrum varieties. Will investigate further!

It's the pendulous habit of the flowers that is throwing me. There is a beautiful white one that has blooms like that, but I cannot find a reference for a pure red one that is pendulous. Yet I feel Clerodendrum is right...

If it was a vine I would say Rangoon creeper... (Quisqualis indica)

The blooms really do look like the Rangoon creeper, and the leaves as well. I may have to return to make sure they haven't just trimmed it as a large bush instead of a vine. Darn! I'd forgotten about Rangoon creeper, I would have room for that as I have lots of vertical room left, just not much horizontal. Do all of the Rangoon creeeper's have blooms that start off white then turn darker during the day? Because, I didn't see any lighter blooms, it was around 1pm when we were there and all of the blooms were a dark red.

I think they all do that.

I'd say its rangoon creeper. I have one and it looks just like it. Beginning to set blooms now. It is really beautiful even tho it freezes back to the ground during the winter. So far it has alwlays come back.

Rangoon Creeper sure is a gorgeous vine! If your plant is the Rangoon Creeper, the database could use more photo's. * * * hint, hint * * *

Rangoon Creeper (Combretum indicum)

Oh gee, I guess I'll have to go back out to that nursery and see what it really is, they are some of the more knowledgeable nursery owners so they might know the latin name. If it is a Rangoon Creeper, I'll have a big decision to make. I do have room for another big vine on the wall but I'm a bit afraid of this one, it could take over the yard. I'm already spending way too much time pulling up starts from the Butterfly Pea (Clitoria ternatea) vine that is on one side of the wall. I'll take more pictures at least when I go out there.