Blue Butterfly Bush, Rotheca myricoides, Clerodendrum myricoides ‘Ugandense’ – Clerodendrum ugandense

$15.00 – $23.00

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Pot Size	Average Planted Height (From soil to the top of the plant)
3 gallon/10″	1 – 2 ft.

SKU: N/A Categories: Accent Plant, Air Layering, Butterfly Plants | Pollinator Plants, Cluster, Container, Cuttings, Exotic, Fall, Fast, Full Sun, Loam, Low, Low, Low, Moderate, Moderate, Part Sun, Seed, Shrub, Specimen Plant, Spring, Summer, Well-Drained Tag: Blue

General Landscape Uses: Accent shrub, specimen plant, pollinator garden, container

Ecological Restoration Notes: Not recommended

Description: An open, multi-stemmed evergreen shrub with long, arching branches. The leaves are glossy, dark green, and elliptical; notably, the foliage has a pungent, somewhat unpleasant scent when crushed.

Dimensions: Height 6 – 10 ft.; Spread 5 – 8 ft.

Growth Rate: Fast

Native Range: Tropical East Africa (primarily Kenya and Uganda)

Native Habitats: Forest margins, river banks, and rocky hillsides

Soils: Well-drained, loam

Nutritional Requirements: Moderate

Salt Water Tolerance: Low

Salt Wind Tolerance: Low

Drought Tolerance: Low to moderate

Light Requirements: Full to part sun

Flower Color: Blue

Flower Characteristics: Clusters (panicles) of flowers where the long, upward-curving stamens look like butterfly antennae.

Flowering Season: Spring to fall

Fruit: Small, fleshy black berries (drupes) that appear in late summer/fall.

Wildlife and Ecology: A powerhouse for butterflies and bees. The long stamens are perfectly adapted for pollinators. The black fruits are occasionally eaten by birds.

Horticultural Notes: Propagated from cuttings, air layering, seed

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