Harlequin Glorybower
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Harlequin Glorybower
clerodendrum trichotomum
The Harlequin Glorybower is a colorful plant that grows beautiful flowers! Its unique leaves and vibrant blooms make it a fun addition to gardens and parks.
Habitat: Harlequin Glorybower thrives in gardens, parks, and along forest edges.
Appearance
The Harlequin Glorybower has fragrant white flowers emerging from reddish-purple buds. These are followed by striking metallic blue berries, each held within a star-shaped, vibrant red calyx, making it visually distinct.
KingdomPlantaePhylumTracheophytaClassMagnoliopsidaOrderLamialesFamilyLamiaceaeGenusClerodendrum
Category
PlantsRarity
Common
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
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Interesting facts
After flowers fade, vibrant red cups hold shining blue berries for months!
It blooms late summer, bringing beauty when other garden plants are fading.
Its flowers release a powerful, sweet scent, especially at dusk on warm evenings!
Its metallic blue berries look like tiny jewels in bright red star-shaped cups!
Special abilities
Ability
Colourful Fruit Display
Harlequin Glorybower has brilliant blue berries in vibrant red, star-shaped cups, attracting birds to disperse its seeds.
Ability
Evening Perfume
Harlequin Glorybower can release a strong, sweet fragrance from its flowers, especially in the evening, to attract nocturnal pollinators.
Ability
Persistent Beauty
Harlequin Glorybower has a showy red calyx that persists after flowers fade, highlighting its unique blue fruit.
Measurements & details
- Height
- 300-600 cm
- Spread
- 200-500 cm
- Flower Size
- 1-2 cm
- Bloom Season
- Late summer to fall
- Edible
- No
- Toxicity
- None
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Pollination Method
- Insect
Ecological connections
pollinates
Honeybee
Apis mellifera
Attracted to the flowers' nectar and pollen.
pollinates
Monarch butterfly
Danaus plexippus
Visits the fragrant flowers for their nectar.
eaten by
Brown-eared Bulbul
Hypsipetes amaurotis
Birds consume the plant's distinctive blue berries.
Traits
Social
Social animals live in organized groups, cooperating for survival benefits such as foraging, defense, and raising offspring.
Colorful
Colorful describes organisms or objects displaying a wide range of bright and distinct colors.
Herbivorous
This trait characterizes organisms whose diet consists entirely or primarily of plant material.
Forest
Forest habitats are terrestrial environments dominated by dense tree cover, supporting a high diversity of plant and animal life.
Pollinator
Describes organisms that transfer pollen, enabling the fertilization and reproduction of plants.
Also known as
ClerodendrumGlorybowerHarlequin Plant
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Safety
Danger
0/5 · No known danger
No special safety notes yet.
Frequently Asked Questions
How tall is Harlequin Glorybower?
300-600 cm
How wide does Harlequin Glorybower spread?
200-500 cm
How big are the flowers on Harlequin Glorybower?
1-2 cm
When does Harlequin Glorybower bloom?
Late summer to fall
Is Harlequin Glorybower edible?
No
Is Harlequin Glorybower toxic?
None
What is Harlequin Glorybower's lifecycle?
Perennial
How is Harlequin Glorybower pollinated?
Insect
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