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Clerodendrum tomentosum
Also called Flowers Of Magic, Hairy Clerodendrum, Downy Chance
Clerodendrum tomentosum is a shrub or small tree native to eastern and northern Australia and New Guinea, growing at the edges of warmer rainforests. It is grown in native gardens for its fragrant white flowers and its appeal to birds and butterflies.
Clerodendrum tomentosum, known as the downy chance, hairy lolly bush, hairy clairy or hairy clerodendrum is a shrub or small tree occurring in eastern and northern Australia. It is distributed from Batemans Bay (35° S) in southern coastal New South Wales, to Queensland, Northern Territory, Western Australia, and New Guinea.
The habitat of Clerodendrum tomentosum is the margins of warmer rainforests of various types. It can also survive in certain areas of under 1000 mm average annual rainfall.
The attractive flowers and fruit make this suitable to native gardens in Australia. It is a bird and butterfly attracting plant. It is also used as a pioneer species in regeneration areas.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Clerodendrum tomentosum 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.
