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Clerodendrum bungei

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Clerodendrum bungei
Clerodendrum bungei

With large foliage and attractive pink and red flowers Clerodendrum bungei is an excellent plant dry shade.

The individual starry flowers appear in large clusters to form a very attractive flower head. The open flowers being a pale lipstick pink, the buds waiting to open a deeper pink, creating a great contrast.

It is a suckering plant and will spread by underground runners, however it is easily controlled. Clerodendrum bungei is also commonly known as the ‘Rose Glory Bower’.

The flowers appear in summer and provide good color in shades areas, sweetly scented, unlike the foliage which has slightly rubbery or metallic odour, but only if you rub them.

Foliage is a nice mid to  deep green and with red veins and a red tinge to the underside.

Useful in landscaping for planting in dry shade beneath deciduous trees.

Clerodendrum bungei Care

Clerodendrum bungei

This is an easy care plant in reasonable soil. It will sucker, however is easily contained with a little digging up of the suckers each year.

A well drained soil and dappled shade is essential.

  • Moist well drained soil.
  • Light dappled shade.
  • Fertilise in spring.

Pruning

This is a plant that can be pruned back hard, almost to ground level each winter. This practice ensures masses of flowers the next summer. Propagation is easy by division of clumps or separation of suckers, also from cuttings and from seed.

Available for sale from the following nurseries


Yamina Rare Plants
Peter Teese's YAMINA RARE PLANTS phone : (03) 9752 0035 m: 0438 520035
82 David Hill Rd Monbulk (Opposite Vika Ave)
Japanese Maple and Magnolia specialists, Wholesale and Retail. Large range of other deciduous and evergreen ornamental trees and shrubs.
www.yaminarareplants.com.au

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