Images of the Harlequin Glorybower (Clerodendrum trichotomum)

Harlequin Glorybower

Clerodendrum trichotomum

This plant may flower even as fruits mature so that it may be carrying both fruits and flowers. It is native to eastern China and Japan.

Growth Habit:Can grow as a small tree, 15-20 feet, but often grows as a shrub as a result of its tendency to die back.

Bloom Time:Late summer, into fall.

Presence in US:FL GA LA NC PA

This project was supported in part by NSF Grant IIS-03-25867 (ITR: An Electronic Field Guide: Plant Exploration and Discovery in the 21st Century) and by the Washington Biologists' Field Club.

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