Clerodendrum trichotomum
Family: Verbenaceae (~400 species of woody trees, shrubs and vines)
Common Name(s): Harlequin Glorybower
Grown by: Kristin Yanker-Hansen, Danville
Cleros - lot or chance; dendron tree, referring to variable medicinal properties of some of the species; trichosi - hairs
A deciduous shrub/small tree hardy to 5°F will resprout producing many gracefully nodding canes carrying 8” x 4” softly hairy leaves bearing clusters of fragrant tubular white flowers enwrapped by fleshy and flashy scarlet calyces in late summer to fall followed by eyecatching shiny turquoise to bluegreen fruit often still set off by the calyx. Likes summer water and will colonize.
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