Tropicals & Tender Perennials: Clerodendrum Question, 1 by plantnutga

plantnutga wrote:
Deb-

uh, oh, I didn't look closely at your earlier photo, you're right, it's the same plant.
Size I can deal with but I'll need to move it. Seeds I haven't seen a one YET. Suckering- if so the websites lie, lie, lie!!!!!!!!! (it wouldn't be the first time)

Quoting:Clerodendrum incisum Macrosiphon
Family: Verbenaceae
Musical Note, Morning Kiss, Clerodendron, Witches Tongue
A small bushy shrub with small leaves. The white flowers from delicate shapes with their long tubular and rounded structure. They appear in large masses. The unopened flowers resemble musical notes in the bud stage - opening to showy flower with red stamens. Blooms on and off all year. Use as a short hedge, in small groupings or as a single specimen plant. This perfect landscape plant is very easy to grow, blooms in both full sun or shade, and tolerates some drought.

By the way, here's the info on what I now know is my extremely invasive other C. ***sigh***

Quoting:Clerodendrum philippinum, Clerodendrum fragrans pleniflorum, Clerodendrum chinense, Volkameria fragrans
Family: Verbenaceae
Chinese Glory Bower, Cashmere bouqet, Scent Malli, False Pikake, Glory Tree, Clerodendron
Origin: China, Japan
A beautiful shrub that can acquire heights to 6' with cordate downy green leaves, flowering in tight clusters, each flower like a tiny rose or rosebud, the calyx which is rosy/purple is beautiful and prominent before the corolla opens. Very highly fragrant at sundown. Propagates with underground runners, and can be invasive.

actually, several other websites said "very invasive" - the only one listed as more so was bungei.

By the way, Randy, you mentioned earlier wanting more red flowers than the splendens vine, this pic on the TopTropicals link looked like about as many flowers as even I could handle!




This message was edited Sep 19, 2006 4:08 PM