Family: Verbenaceae
Scientific Name: Clerodendrum ugandense
Common Name: Butterfly Bush
Description | An evergreen tropical shrub that almost continually blooms throughout the growing season. Can be grown as a house plant. |
Pronunciation | (kler-oh-DEN-drum) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Broadleaf Evergreen |
Hardiness Zone | (8)9-11 |
Sunlight | light shade |
Moisture | average, moist, irrigating maybe needed |
Soil & Site | average |
Temperature | 20-25 degrees F |
Flowers | 3 pale blue lobes and one violet blue, borne on a panicle at the end of arching branches |
Leaves | dark green, glossy |
Dimensions | 6-8 by 6-8 feet (HS) |
Maintenance | can be pruned continually to keep form |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Africa |
Notes & Reference | #156-San Marcos Growers web site (www.smgrowers.com) |
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