Botanical Name: Clerodendrum trichotomum
Common Name: Harlequin glorybower
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright, deciduous shrub or small tree, usually growing from many stems; sends out offshoots freely, becoming a wide-spreading plant
Height to 15'
Spread to 15'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade in inland areas
Soil tolerates most any soil; good drainage preferred
Hardiness some frost (zones 15-17, 20-24); prefers cool conditions
 
Morphology:
Leaves opposite, ovate leaves to 4" long, 3" across; somewhat leathery and coarse, veins prominent on lower surface
Flowers broad terminal clusters of white, fragrant, star-shaped flowers, arising from purple calyxes; blooms in late summer
Fruit metallic blue drupes; persistent on plant for weeks
 
Propagation:
stem cuttings, seed
 
Usage:
used for flowers and fragrance, as a large filler or background shrub; appreciated for flowers, berries, handsome foliage
 
Landscape Care:
Watering needs regular water; unattractive when allowed to dry out
Fertilizing balanced feeding in spring
Pruning thin out aggressively in winter; remove suckers at base
Pests/Diseases none significant
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: Japan
Family: Verbenaceae

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