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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 8a -12.2 °C (10 °F) to -9.4 °C (15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6' - 10'
Leaves: Deciduous
Fruit: Showy
Other: Shiny dark blue drupes
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: White
Flower Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Fall
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Other: Propagate semi-ripe cuttings in summer, or from root suckers
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

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Common names
  • Turk's Turban
  • Sky Rocket
  • Bowing Lady
  • Tubeflower

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Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: Summeville, SC
Location: Summeville, SC
It's not called Sky Rocket plant for nothing and note it is in a
Location: Summeville, SC
Date: December 8, 2012
Ripening seed pods
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October
Location: Austin ,TX
Date: October
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-25
Growing in a field along a major road through my neighborhood.
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-25
Location: Lutz, FL
Date: 2015-10-25
Comments:
  • Posted by Xeramtheum (Summerville, SC - Zone 8a) on Mar 8, 2017 11:19 AM concerning plant:
    WARNING!

    Clerodendrum indicum can be invasive if planted in the ground! They make huge roots as thick as 2 inches. One managed to snake a root underneath a concrete slab driveway and pop up 20 feet away from the main plant!

    I just got finished digging all of mine up .. no easy task and of course couldn't get all the roots. I'm praying weed killer will control what's left.

    If you want to grow this plant, do so in a container and on concrete because the roots can escape through the hole in the pot. They will bloom in containers .. the best size would be 5+ gallons.
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