Common name: Musical Note, Morning Kiss, Witches Tongue
Botanical name: Clerodendrum incisum Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family) Synonyms: Rotheca incisa, Clerodendrum macrosiphon, Clerodendrum dalei
Musical Note plant is a small bushy shrub native to
parts of Africa. In India it is cultivated as a garden plant. It
has small elliptic leaves with toothed margins. The most interesting thing
about the plant is its white flowers which form delicate shapes with their
long tubular flowers. They appear in large masses. The buds
resemble musical notes, hence the common name. The flowers are white,
showy with long red stamens protruding out. This landscape plant is easy
to grow. Flowering: All year.
Identification credit: Prashant Awale
| Photographed in Vadodara, Gujarat. |
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