Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Clerodendrum Question, 1 by TrixieM

TrixieM wrote:
Re the question on trichotimum: Mine makes a small tree in zone 8a. Its common name is Peanut Butter Shrub because if you crush the leaves and have a good imagination, they smell like peanut butter.

It blooms small pink blooms in summer, which turn into the neatest red bracts with a bright blue button in the center!

Butterflies are supposed to love them and I plant all kinds of butterfly plants. I've never seen a butterfly on trichotomum yet.

It suckers some, but not as much as bungeii. Anyway, all you have to do is mow the suckers down if you don't want them. They make great trading material!