Plant Profile

Clerodendrum splendens (Flaming Glorybower)

Vigorous twiner. Leaves are large, dark green, leathery. Flowers are very showy in large terminal or cluster arrearing during the year. Color scarlet or deep red. Fruits are small drupes. Used as a strong climber

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Botanical Description
Horticulture Management

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Pronunciation: cler-oh-DEN-drum SPEN-dens
Plant type: Vine
Origin: West-Africa, Angola, Senegal
Heat Zones: 10 to 15

Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
Uses: Screen, Hedge, Container, Wildlife
Size/Shape

Growth Rate: Fast

Tree Shape: Upright

Canopy Symmetry: Irregular

Canopy Density: Medium

Canopy Texture: Medium

Height at Maturity: 3 to 5 m

Spread at Maturity: 3 to 5 meters

Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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Foliage

Leaf Arrangement : Alternate

Leaf Venation: Pinnate

Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

Leaf Type: Simple

Leaf Blade: 5 - 10 cm

Leaf Shape: Ovate

Leaf Margins: Entire

Leaf Texture: Leathery

Leaf Scent: No Fragance

Color(growing season): Green

Color(changing season): Green
Flower

Flower Showiness: Yes

Flower Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Flower Type: Solitary

Flower Sexuality: Monoecious (Bisexual)

Flower Scent: No Fragance

Flower Color: Red, Pink

Seasons: Summer
Trunk

Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
Fruit

Fruit Showiness: No

Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

Fruit Color: Blue, Black

Seasons: Summer

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Tolerance

Frost Tolerant: No

Heat Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: No

Salt Tolerance: Moderate
Requirements

Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

Soil Ph Requirements: Neutral

Water Requirements: Moderate

Light Requirements: Part
Management

Toxicity: No

Invasive Potential: No

Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

Fruit/ Leaves/ Flowers litter: No

Surface Rooting: No

Life Span: Less than 25

Edible Parts: None

Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting