Clerodendron ugandense--"blue butterfly"
I live in a rural area near the town of Cochran in central Georgia. I took a cutting from a plant my nephew (who also lives in central GA) was given to start this plant. A garden club visited his garden several years ago and were amazed that he had one of "these" in his garden. He has no idea what they said it was but the lady who gave it to him said she got her start from a lady who brought back a cutting from another country (he thought India).
It seems to thrive in full sun. He cuts it back before the first frost and it comes back every spring. Several folks have tried to get a start from a cutting but no one has had any luck until I took a couple of cuttings last fall and rooted them in my greenhouse over the winter.
The bloom is beautiful and reminds you of a butterfly in flight. I have my plant in a pot right now and moved it into my greenhouse just before our first frost last week because it was so full of blooms, it was just too beautiful to have them killed by the cold.
From a 5 inch cutting taken last fall, my plant is about 4 feet tall now. I've never seen anything like it and would love to know what it is.
Thank you for your help!
Janis
