Clerodendrum splendens

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Clerodendrum splendens
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clerodendrum
Species:
C. splendens
Binomial name
Clerodendrum splendens

Clerodendrum splendens, the glory tree or flaming glorybower, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Clerodendrum of the family Lamiaceae, native to tropical Western Africa.

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Description

It is a twining evergreen climber, growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) or more, with panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers in summer.

Cultivation

With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), [2] it requires the protection of glass during the winter months in most temperate regions.

In cultivation this plant has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit [3] (confirmed 2017). [4]

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References

  1. "Clerodendrum splendens". Germplasm Resources Information Network . Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture . Retrieved 2012-12-16.
  2. RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. 2008. p. 1136. ISBN   978-1405332965.
  3. "RHS Plant Selector - Clerodendrum splendens" . Retrieved 15 April 2020.
  4. "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 22. Retrieved 24 January 2018.