Clerodendrum bungei
| Clerodendrum bungei | |
| Light: |  |
| Moisture: |  |
| Hardiness: | 7 |
| Soil pH: | 5.6-8.4 |
| Height: | 7' |
| Width: | 7' |
| Speed: | Moderate |
| Blooms: | Late Summer-Early Fall |
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| Tea: | Yes |
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Clerodendrum bungei (common name: glory flower)
Propagation: Seed - best sown as soon as possible in a greenhouse. Germination can be erratic but usually takes place within 20 - 60 days at 20°c[1]. When large enough to handle, prick the seedlings out into individual pots and grow them on in the greenhouse for at least their first winter. Plant them out in late spring or early summer after the last expected frosts.
Root cuttings, 6 - 8cm long, December in a greenhouse. High percentage[2].
Division of suckers in the dormant season. Very easy, they can be planted out direct into their permanent positions if required.
Cultivation: Succeeds in a sunny position in ordinary garden soil[3][4] but prefers a fertile humus-rich well-drained soil[1][4]. The soil must not be allowed to dry out in the growing season[3]. Requires a position sheltered from cold drying winds[3][4].
Plants are hardy to about -10°c[5], they can be cut to the ground in severe winters but usually resprout from the base, especially if they have been well mulched, they will then flower in late summer[6][7][4]. Plants succeed in an open position at Wisley in Surrey[6].
Spreads rapidly by suckers[6].
Flowers are produced on the current seasons growth[4]. They have a delicious scent[8].
The leaves are foetid when crushed[7].
Range: E. Asia - China to N. India.
Habitat: Waste places, hillsides and damp shady roadsides to 2300 metres[9]. Mixed forests on mountain slopes and along the sides of roads, below 2500 metres[10].
Medicinal: A decoction of the leaves is applied externally as an anodyne, anthelmintic, anti-inflammatory, carminative[9][11].
Pollinators: Insects
Soil: Can grow in light, medium, and heavy soils.
Drainage: Prefers well drained soil.
Seed Ripens: Early Fall-Late Fall
Flower Type: Hermaphrodite
Also Known As: C. foetidum.
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bird, Alfred. Growing from Seed Volume 4. Thompson and Morgan, 1990.
- ↑ Sheat, Wilfrid. Propagation of Trees, Shrubs and Conifers. St Martin, 1948.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Chittendon, Fred. RHS Dictionary of Plants. Oxford University Press, 1951.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Huxley, Anthony. The New Royal Horticultural Society Dictionary of Gardening. MacMillan Press, 1992.
- ↑ Phillips, Roger and Martyn Rix. Shrubs. Pan Books, 1989.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Bean, William. Trees and Shrubs Hardy in Great Britain. Murray, 1981.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Thomas, Graham. Ornamental Shrubs, Climbers and Bamboos. Murray, 1992.
- ↑ Genders, Roy. Scented Flora of the World. Robert Hale, 1994.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Revolutionary Health Committee of Hunan Province. A Barefoot Doctors Manual. Running Press.
- ↑ Flora of China. 1994.
- ↑ Duke, James and Edward Ayensu. Medicinal Plants of China. Reference Publications, 1985.