Mazhar Botanic Garden

Clerodendrum quadriloculare (Blanco) Merr

Starburst bush

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000505
English name: Starburst bush
Arabic name: نبات الصواريخ
Native: New Guinea, Southwest Florida
Country: New Guinea United States
(PGR): Very rare

Medium to large-sized shrub growing 5 m tall leaves oblong up to 20 cm long, green above, purple beneath flowers clusters,  borne at the tips of the shoots, contains many flowers with slender pink tubes, terminated by five white corolla

Soil: prefer moist, well drained soil Likes loam, sand and fertile humus, acidic to neutral

ornamental plant

Clerodendrum navesianum Vidal

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Texture: Sandy loam
Drainage: Well drained
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Lights: Partial shade
Propagation: Seed -Softwood cuttings- Cuttings of half-ripe wood- Root cuttings- Division of suckers.
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 11
pH range: 5.6- 7.5
Located in: Glass house

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