The firework tree hides deep in the boudoir unrecognized, occasionally revealing its beauty and astonishing the world

The firework tree is a small shrub of the genus Clerodendrum in the verbena family. Alternative name: Starshine mountain jasmine. Plant height 50-60 cm, cultivated in the same year from June to November with continuous blooming, cyme inflorescences, terminal, numerous, corolla tube purplish-red, with five dazzling white long petals bursting open at the front, flower colors brilliant and colorful, like twinkling stars, like "billowing fireworks", the exposed stamens like golden threads and silver willows, dancing and bouncing nonstop at the slightest breeze. Besides its extremely high ornamental value, its roots also have effects such as soothing the liver and regulating qi, tonifying the kidney and replenishing essence, nourishing the stomach and harmonizing the middle, and enriching blood and regulating menstruation, mainly treating liver qi stagnation.

Firework tree

Morphological characteristics:

Evergreen shrub. Young branches square, dark green. Leaves opposite, long elliptical, apex pointed, entire or serrated undulate margin, leaf underside dark purplish-red. Flowers terminal, small flowers numerous, white 5-lobed, recurved into a semicircle. Fruit elliptical.

Plant height about 50 cm, plant form beautiful, leaf color elegant, flower colors brilliant and colorful, stamens dancing gracefully. Blooms in the same year of cultivation, from June to November with continuous blooming, the flowering period lasting as long as half a year. Leaves heart-shaped to round, opposite, dark green, leaf margins serrated, leaf surface slightly rough; flowers terminal, long tubular, cyme inflorescences densely arranged, corolla tube purplish-red, with five dazzling white long strips of petals bursting open at the front, like twinkling stars, like billowing fireworks; the exposed stamens like golden threads and silver willows, dancing and bouncing nonstop at the slightest breeze.

Firework tree

Medicinal value:

Besides its ornamental value, with scientific progress its medicinal value and nutritional health benefits are gradually being discovered. Its roots have effects such as soothing the liver and regulating qi, tonifying the kidney and strengthening essence, nourishing the stomach and harmonizing the middle, and enriching blood and regulating menstruation. Therefore, the firework tree is a garden treasure combining ornamental and medicinal uses. If one can grow a pot of firework tree, one can both enjoy beautiful scenery and maintain health, and also satisfy the taste buds. It can truly be said to be "hidden deep in the boudoir unrecognized, occasionally revealing its beauty and astonishing the world."

The firework tree has extremely strong vitality, can be transplanted and survive in all four seasons, has a wide range of adaptation, suitable for both north and south, not selective about soil, and resistant to pests and diseases. The firework tree mainly reproduces by tillering, one root plant can propagate 20-50 tiller seedlings in a year, and the tiller seedlings of the current year can bloom the following year.

Firework tree