Clerodendrum trichotomum var.fargesii 'Carnival'
Family - Lamiaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer
Hardiness - H5
Height - 4m
Width - 2.5m
Location - The Terrace, The Woodland Walk
Description: A large, Deciduous Shrub with a rounded habit. Attractive variegated foliage emerges blue-green with pale yellow margins that gradually fade to creamy-white as the leaves expand. Fragrant white, salverform flowers with long stamens have violet-red calyces that deepen to reddish-pink with age. Flowers are produced in Cymes from early to mid-autumn and are followed by metallic blue berries surrounded by the bright calyces.
Award of Garden Merit (AGM).
Synonym- Clerodendrum trichotomum 'Variegatum'
Flower:
Cymes of fragrant, white, salverform flowers that have long stamens and violet-red calyces that deepen to reddish-pink with age and are retained on the plant after the flowers have dropped. Flowers are produced from September into October and are are followed by deep, metallic blue berries that are surrounded by the bright calyces.
Flower colour: White
Flower shape: Salverform flowers in cymes
Flowering time: August, September, October
Foliage:
Ovate, variegated foliage emerges blue-green with pale yellow margins that fade to creamy-white as the leaves develop and expand. The new growth is covered in fine, soft hair. The leaves are held in opposite pairs on the branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Ovate
Poison Information:
This plant is poisonous.
The berries may cause discomfort if ingested.
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun to partial shade in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.