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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: vet on October 06, 2020, 13:50

Title: Plant identification please
Post by: vet on October 06, 2020, 13:50

This plant has migrated from my neighbours garden, she’s not sure what it is.
Grows to about six feet and has clusters of dark buds which opened to small pink flowers in the summer. Seems to be quite vigorous.
Any suggestions would be useful.

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 06, 2020, 17:29

I have that in my garden.  The leaves have quite a pungent smell, and it’s flowers are lovely.

Clerodendrum bungei.  It’s a great plant for the back of the boarder but it will pop up a long distance off.  It’s no problem to pull up the bits you don’t want.

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 08, 2020, 13:39

This is what my bungei looks like today.

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: mumofstig on October 08, 2020, 14:42

I've never seen that before - looks pretty  :)

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 08, 2020, 16:39

It’s about 7 ft tall... hence the skyward looking photo.   :lol:

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: mumofstig on October 08, 2020, 18:35

 :ohmy:

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: vet on October 14, 2020, 15:08

Thanks for that Aunt Sally
As you say it does travel, it started growing out of the middle of my shrub border :nowink:

Title: Re: Plant identification please
Post by: Aunt Sally on October 14, 2020, 19:15

It’s easy to bull out when it’s big enough to grab hold of.