Clerodendrum indicum Jenks semi-double interior that keeps a

semi-double interior that keeps a reddish cup at the base

and ornamental fruit that lingers for months

In zone 8 they behave as a dieback shrub

far larger than the little oval kumquats most people know

A piece of camellia history

Clerodendrum indicum Jenks semi-double interior that keeps aClerodendrum 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