About
Clerodendrum chinense var. chinense (d) is a bushy shrub that can reach heights and widths of up to 2.5 meters. This semi-evergreen plant features broad, oval leaves with a soft, downy texture and shallowly serrated edges. During the summer months, it produces fragrant, double flowers that range in color from white to pale pink, arranged in rounded clusters at the tips of the branches.
About the genus
Clerodendrum encompasses a range of growth forms, including deciduous or evergreen shrubs, trees, and climbing plants. The leaves are typically simple and may emit an undesirable odor. Flowers are borne in panicles and are generally fragrant, characterized by their salver-shaped structure and noticeable stamens. After flowering, these plants produce small berries.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-facing, East-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H1B
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs, Conservatory Greenhouse
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Semi evergreen
- Height
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Spread
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Patio and container plants
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow outdoors in summer in a warm, sheltered spot. Grow under glass in peat-free, loam-based potting compost in full light with shade from hot sun and good ventilation in the summer
- Pruning
- Thin out crowded growth in spring
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to glasshouse whitefly, glasshouse red spider mite and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely)