Scientific Name:
Clerodendrum trichotomum
Pronunciation:
kle-ro-DEN-drum tri-ko-TO-mum
Common Name:
Harlequin glorybower
Family Name:
Lamiaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves opposite, ovate to elliptic, most blades 9-13cm long x 4-7cm wide, pubsecent, margin usually entire, tip acuminate, base cuneate to truncate; florets in cymes, each with 5 white petals, and long filaments and style, fragrant, Aug-Sep; drupes a bright to dark blue to nearly black that contrast well against fleshy red sepals. WinterID: twigs rounded, pubescent; buds opposite, globular, pubescent, dark red; leaf scars round with 4 large leaf scars.
Habit:
Irregular, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
4 - 5m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Moderate
Landscape Uses:
Fall interest, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. The variegated cultivar, C. 'Carnival', has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit.
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow, Red
Shapes:
Elliptic, Ovate
Apices:
Acuminate
Bases:
Cuneate, Truncate
Margins:
Entire
Additional Info:
Peanut butter odour released when bruised
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Inferior
Colour (petals):
White
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Drupe
Fruit Colour:
Blue, Black
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Grey, Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Rounded or globular
Leaf Scar Shape:
Round
Propagation:
Seed
Pest Susceptibility:
(Pest resistant, Disease resistant)
Course(s):
- not used (off campus)
Location(s):
- (NCA) Not Currently Available : (QE Park - pitch and putt)