Clerodendrum indicum Jenks more useful than sweet

more useful than sweet

Gardeners know the plant by two names that between them tell the whole story: Uruguayan firecracker plant

far larger than the little oval kumquats most people know

dependable perfume

Clerodendrum indicum Jenks more useful than sweetClerodendrum indicum, the Turk's turban, is a bold, tropical looking perennial that stages two very different shows in a single season. First come tall, nearly unbranched stems, ringed with long narrow leaves and topped in summer by great airy sprays of long tubed white flowers, shooting outward like a burst of fireworks, which earns the plant its other names, tube flower and skyrocket. Then, as the blooms fade, the real surprise arrives. Each spent