Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb.

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Rotheca myricoides or Butterfly Clerodendrum, Butterfly Bush, and (butterfly bush – also a name for Buddleja species) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.It is native to tropical eastern Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere. In cultivation, it is frequently known by one of its synonyms, such as Clerodendrum myricoides.

The cultivar 'Ugandense' is an untidy evergreen shrub growing to 4 m (13 ft) tall and 2.5 m (8.2 ft) broad, with oval leaves and masses of pale-violet blue butterfly-like flowers in summer and autumn. Each flower has a darker blue lower petal. With a minimum temperature of 10 °C (50 °F), this plant can only be grown under glass in temperate zones. The altitude range for this species is 900–1680 m. The plant has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.

Distribution

Rotheca myricoides is native to mountains from Eritrea to South Africa. It is native to Angola, Botswana, Burundi, Caprivi Strip, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Eswatini, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Northern Provinces, Rwanda, Somalia, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.[2] It was introduced to Trinidad-Tobago, Australia, and Brazil.[8][2]

Habitat

This species may be found in rocky places, streams and edges of the evergreen forest. The shrub thrives in frost free climates, tolerating full sun to part shade, but preferring part shade and moist, well-drained soils rich in organic matter. In colder climates, 'Ugandese' is often grown in containers as it cannot stand temperatires below 10°C (50°F). If temeperatures fall below -3.9°C (25°F) the plant may die, but rejuvenates fom its roots in spring.

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