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Clerodendrum x speciosum Teijsm. & Binn.

Frost tender perennial climber with terminal and axillary cymes of deep rose flowers, shaded violet, in summer.  [RHSD, Hortus].

Horticultural & Botanical History

Johnson’s Dictionary gives a date of introduction to Britain for C. thomsonae as 1862.  The hybrid may well have been introduced before the parent.  IH xvi. t.593/1869.

History at Camden Park

Macarthur ordered seed from Hurst and McMullen, Seedsmen and Florists, London, on 8th April, 1846.  [MP A2933-1, p.132].

Notes

Also known as Clerodendron.

Clerodendrum speciosum Gurke., a species from Angola, was described in 1894.

Published Feb 15, 2010 - 03:32 PM | Last updated Aug 01, 2010 - 03:06 PM

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Figured are ovate, pointed leaves and terminal cyme of deep rose-coloured flowers. Illustration Horticole xvi. t.593, 1869.

Clerodendrum x speciosum Teijsm. & Binn. | IH xvi. t.593/1869 | RBGS as Clerodendrum speciosum (hybridum)

Family Verbenaceae
Category
Region of origin

Garden origin, Japan
Synonyms
  • Clerodendrum splendens x C. thomsonae Hort.
  • Clerodendrum thomsonae f. speciosus (Teijsm. & Binn.) Voss
Common Name

Glory bean
Name in the Camden Park Record

Clerodendrum speciosum
Confidence level low