Lamiaceae

Japanese glorybower

Clerodendrum japonicum (Thunb.) Sweet

Family: Lamiaceae
Genus: Clerodendrum

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Japanese glorybower (Clerodendrum japonicum) — FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (5)

Bangla: লাল প্যাগোডা ফুল
Chinese: 赪桐, 赬桐, 大丹, 桢桐, 状元红, 百日红, 红花倒血莲, 荷苞花
English: Japanese glorybower, Bagflower, Japanese glory bower, Red glory bower
Japanese: ヒギリ
Vietnamese: Mò đỏ

Synonyms

Volkameria japonica Thunb.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: chiuluan, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Agnes Trekker, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Eugene Popov, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Cheng-Tao Lin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Albert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Albert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Albert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Hungda, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: M108t, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.