Scientific Name: Clerodendrum floribundum

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  • Pronunciation:
    clair-oh-DEN-drum flor-ee-BUN-dum
  • Common Name:
    Lolly Bush
  • Type:
    Shrub/tree
  • Family:
    LAMIACEAE
  • Status:
    Common
  • Flowers:
    White perfumed tubular flowers in spring and summer.
  • Fruit:
    Blue-black fruit, seated in red calyx.
  • Flowers Color:
    White
  • Fruit Color:
    Black
  • Vegetation Type:
    Eucalypt Forest, Rainforest margins, riparian zones
  • Species List:
    Weyba Esp, Plants for Coastal Gardens, FI Podberscek, NNP service road, Fraser Island, Johns, Cooroibah Conservation Park, Cooroibah Bushland Reserve, Boreen Point, NNP Tanglewood, Kin Kin Scrub, Dandaloo, Stratford Park, Heritage Park,
Cultural Notes

TAKE CARE! Some information about bush foods and medicines may be anecdotal. Correct identification and preparation is essential:

Sticks used for producing fire by friction. Bush medicine: Wood decoction drunk for aches and pains.

Identification Notes

Branchlets and petioles often purplish. ||Leaves often purple below on juvenile plants. Stipules absent.||

Associated Fauna

Bee and butterfly attracting

Landscaping Notes

Grown for both the fragrant flowers and colourful fruit.||Propagation is from seed, ripening December-March, or from tip or root cuttings. It will grow in sun or semi-shade with reliable water. Prune regularly to obtain a bushy shape.