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Sage Glorybower

Clerodendrum phlomidis

Sage Glorybower
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 3.0

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a large fragrant shrub from the mint family, native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar, valued in Ayurvedic medicine. It is grown mainly for its scented white or pinkish flowers, which bloom from August to February.

Family
Lamiaceae (Mint family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water regularly while establishing, then less often once established; allow the top of the soil to dry between waterings.
Soil
Well-drained loam or garden soil.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Indian Subcontinent, Jawa
Climate
seasonally dry tropical

About

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. The plant has been used in Ayurvedic medicine, and some Ayurvedic sources refer to it by the synonym Clerodendrum multiflorum.

Clerodendrum phlomidis is a large shrub native to the Indian subcontinent and Myanmar. Clerodendrum myricoides from the same family is found in Africa and India.

Other Clerodendrum plants

Rose glorybower · Stickbush · Lolly bush · Clerodendrum glandulosum · Turk's turbin · Clerodendrum infortunatum · Pagoda Flower · Fire Works · Javanese glorybower · Clerodendrum splendens · Bagflower · Downy Chancetree

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clerodendrum phlomidis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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