The leaves are very similar to a Clerodendron nutans and the flowers have that stickyness like some salvias.

Answered on another forum.

It’s a Whitfieldia longifolia. New one for me.

bubba louie said:

Answered on another forum.

It’s a Whitfieldia longifolia. New one for me.

Might also be called Whitfieldia elongata.

Here’s another one that I ID’d in a comp on another forum. I’d never heard of it before but it’s really interesting.

http://images.google.com.au/images?q=eupomatia%20bennettii&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

bubba louie said:

Here’s another one that I ID’d in a comp on another forum. I’d never heard of it before but it’s really interesting.

http://images.google.com.au/images?q=eupomatia%20bennettii&rls=com.microsoft:en-au:IE-SearchBox&oe=UTF-8&rlz=1I7ACEW_enAU364AU364&redir_esc=&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=og&sa=N&hl=en&tab=wi

interesting looking flower

bubba louie said:

The leaves are very similar to a Clerodendron nutans and the flowers have that stickyness like some salvias.

you must laugh at some of my piccies – very exotic flower spike there – and i’m glad you’ve cleared the way for veges – sorry to hear about the knackered body but that too will pass LOL.

pepe said:

bubba louie said:

The leaves are very similar to a Clerodendron nutans and the flowers have that stickyness like some salvias.

you must laugh at some of my piccies – very exotic flower spike there – and i’m glad you’ve cleared the way for veges – sorry to hear about the knackered body but that too will pass LOL.

Just sore hands this morning. That’s what I get for not wearing gloves.