When do you stake your shrub?

[H.C. Heartland]

I have a flowering shrub that is beginning to droop over. So I have inserted a bamboo stake but I'm wondering if I have tied it up the right way. It is sticking straight up and the plant is beginning to grow upward. What is a good direction to stake this bush?

 

[Chuck]

I have a flowering shrub that is beginning to droop over. So I have inserted a bamboo stake but I'm wondering if I have tied it up the right way. It is sticking straight up and the plant is beginning to grow upward. What is a good direction to stake this bush?

Not knowing what kind of shrub it is, is it possible that the drooping over is a normal growth habit? As far as I know staking is used mainly to keep plants off of the ground or from being blown over in the wind when newly planted

 

[H.C. Heartland]

I've been trying to find out the name of it botanically so as to find the English or French word. But I have been unsuccessful. My friend who is Malagasy (from the island of Madagascar) has given it to me (where I have it in our home in Madagascar) and we have decided to stake it. Since staking it, the 3 colors have bloomed beautifully! After 2 years its the first time it has looked this good. I will take a photo and post it later. Thanks for your help!