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Lollybush Clerodendrum floribundum

SKU Lollybush

APPEARANCE : Clerodendrum floribundum, known as the lolly bush or smooth clerodendrum, is a shrub or tree found in Australia and New Guinea. Colourful ornamental medium sized shrub, with green-red leaves. Attractive dark purple fruit with white showy perfumed flowers. Excellent filler for garden beds and screening. Butterfly attractant. Its habitat is in or at the margins of coastal rainforests, up to 300 metres above sea level. In Western Australia it grows in drier areas, such as rocky sites, gorges, cliffs, floodplains and creek beds.

Plant Information

HEIGHT & WIDTH : H 3 - 5 m

Native to: Australia

Foliage type: Evergreen

Flowers: Flowers are white and tubular with five petals, Blue black, fleshy, globular, shiny drupe in an enlarged red calyx, March to December.

Light: Full sun to part shade

Water: moderate water requirements, drought-tolerant once established

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