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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