Blue Glorybower

Clerodendrum Ugandense

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Overview

The Butterfly Bush, Clerodendrum ugandense, is an enchanting, deciduous shrub reaching up to 10 feet tall. It's celebrated for its vibrant blue and lavender flowers resembling butterflies, which bloom in warm months. Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, this bush thrives in USDA zones 9-11. Its rapid growth and sprawling habit, up to 6 feet wide, make it ideal for accent planting or creating a dynamic, butterfly-attracting focal point in the garden.

Sun Half, ShadeWater Extra in Summer, MediumZones 9–10Climate Subtropical

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — The Butterfly Bush, Clerodendrum ugandense, is an enchanting, deciduous shrub reaching up to 10 feet tall

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — It's celebrated for its vibrant blue and lavender flowers resembling butterflies, which bloom in warm months

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, this bush thrives in USDA zones 9-11

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — make it ideal for accent planting or creating a dynamic

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Its rapid growth and sprawling habit

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — is a unique and vibrant shrub renowned for its ornate blossoms and ability to attract an array of pollinators

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — butterfly-attracting focal point in the garden

Culture

Sun: Half, Shade
Water: Extra in Summer, Medium
USDA zones: 9–10

Shape & size

Classification

Family: Verbenaceae
Climate: Subtropical

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Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — The Butterfly Bush, Clerodendrum ugandense, is an enchanting, deciduous shrub reaching up to 10 feet tall

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — It's celebrated for its vibrant blue and lavender flowers resembling butterflies, which bloom in warm months

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, this bush thrives in USDA zones 9-11

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — make it ideal for accent planting or creating a dynamic

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Its rapid growth and sprawling habit

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — is a unique and vibrant shrub renowned for its ornate blossoms and ability to attract an array of pollinators

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — butterfly-attracting focal point in the garden

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — this flowering plant typically reaches a mature height of 6 to 10 feet with a similar spread

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Originating from East Africa

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Its flowers are borne in panicles of 8 inches long that contrast strikingly with the shrub's bright green

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — which can grow up to 5 inches long.<br><br>Preferring full sun to partial shade and well-draining soil

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — offering a prolonged display of visual interest

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — the Butterfly Bush thrives in USDA hardiness zones 9 to 11

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — it requires regular watering during its growing season

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Moderately drought-tolerant once established

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — blue flowers in the garden

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — making it a splendid choice for the avid gardener or landscaping enthusiast

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — particularly in dryer climates

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — The Butterfly Bush, Clerodendrum ugandense, is an enchanting, deciduous shrub reaching up to 10 feet tall; its rapid

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — shrub for half or shade

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — shrub with blue blooms

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — It's celebrated for its vibrant blue and lavender flowers resembling butterflies, which bloom in warm months; its

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Its rapid growth and sprawling habit; make it ideal for accent planting or creating a dynamic

Blue Glorybower (Clerodendrum Ugandense) — Preferring full sun and well-drained soil, this bush thrives in USDA zones 9-11; blue flowers in the garden

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