About
This robust deciduous shrub can reach heights of up to 6 meters. It features broad, oval-shaped leaves and produces intensely fragrant white blossoms, which are held in green calyces that transition to a deep crimson as the turquoise berries ripen.
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, Partial shade
- Soil type
- Chalk, Clay, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H5
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 4-8 metres
- Spread
- 4-8 metres
- Time to full height
- 10-20 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden
- Native to
- W China
- Fragrance
- Flower
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in humus-rich moist soil in a sheltered position in sun or partial shade
- Pruning
- Pruning group 1
- Propagation
- Propagate by root cuttings or semi-hardwood cuttings
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to mealybugs, glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus (rarely)