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SCIENTIFIC NAME
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COMMON NAME
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Clerodendrum trichotomum Thunb.
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Harelquin Glorybower
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PLANT FAMILY
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SIZE GROUP
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PLANT TYPE
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Lamiaceae
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4-6
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deciduous shrub
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GROWTH HABIT, RATE:
Fast-growing, broad-rounded large shrub or small tree.
ADAPTABILITY:
Full sun, adaptable to soil. Does best in moist, well-drained soils.
FUNCTIONS:
Shrub border, screen or specimen (trained as a small tree).
PROBLEMS AND MAINTENANCE:
Winter-killed to the ground in the northern part of usage, but recovers quickly
and flowers on new growth.
NATIVE RANGE:
China and Japan
USEFUL RANGE (USDA Zones):
Zones 6-9
SUBSPECIES, VARIETIES, CULTIVARS:
Variety fargesii is more cold hardy than the species.