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Rose Glorybower

Clerodendrum bungei

Other Common Names

Cashmere Bouquet, Mexican Hydrangea

Plant Category

Shrub

Invasive Description

Native to China and northern India, Rose Glorybower is a suckering, deciduous shrub that can grow to 6 feet tall. Oval leaves (to 12″ long) with toothed edges are dark green above and fuzzy bronze-green beneath. Leaves are malodorous when crushed. The plant produces fragrant, rosy-pink flower clusters. Rose Glorybower will form a spreading colony by suckering if not restrained.

Ecological Threat

Rose Glorybower is known to escape gardens and rapidly form a spreading colony by suckering. It will outcompete native plant species and impact habitat values.

How to Eradicate

For information on how to eradicate this invasive, view our statement on herbicide use and preferred alternatives for invasive plants.

Native Alternatives

You can replace this invasive plant with native alternatives. Here are some plants that make superior replacements.

Match your location on the Texas map to the color squares on the replacement plants below to find suitable replacements for your ecoregion.

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Additional Replacement Options: Mapleleaf Viburnum (Viburnum acerifolium)