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Clerodendrum splendens, the glory tree or flaming glorybower, is a twining evergreen climber from tropical West Africa, grown for its clusters of brilliant scarlet flowers. It needs warmth and protection from cold, so in temperate areas it is usually grown under glass or moved indoors in winter.
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.
With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), 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 (confirmed 2017).
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clerodendrum splendens 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.
