Clerodendrum Species, Bowing Lady, Sky Rocket, Tubeflower, Turk's Turban

I love this plant. I've called it "weird Victorian volunteer" because someone told me it was a popular Victorian plant, but now I finally...Read More know the name. It grows at the border of my woods, and sends shoots into a nearby bed. I tried to uproot some to share with a friend, and found that the stalks are growing from a 2" diameter very tough root which is spreading underground. Ineradicable as far as I can tell. I love its weirdness, its height - easily over 15 feet, that its a volunteer, disappears at the first freeze (I'm in north Florida) and returns faithfully every spring, eventually sagging to the ground when it gets too tall and top heavy. I have two lovely photos but don't know how to upload them.

I hate to give a plant a negative rating but for me in my zone, the negatives outweigh the positives. It would be just wonderful if it di...Read Moredn't travel! I had/have (explained later) it in a shady spot by the house. It grows tall & drops over; it will not branch out with pruning. It does make nice white flower clusters that leave a pretty red cluster when gone. But it travels underground & pops up everywhere. My hubby finally took out the main plant but I don't know how long it will take to get rid of the whole thing. I have a small space & need well-behaved plants!

Love the fragrant smell of this unusual flower. I have several of these growing in my yard. The tallest grows to about 15'. Everything I'...Read Moreve read says they grow to 10'. I've uploaded a picture of mine bowing under my porch roof. The plant is growing out of the ground about 3' - 4' in front of the porch and the porch floor is elevated between 4' - 5' above ground level and the ceiling is 10' high! Should be blooming in a week or two.

Blooms late spring through fall in my zone. Qualified positive, only because the seed pods are so very decorative.
Fragrant flower...Read Mores, and the foliage (thankfully) is not horrifically stinky like some other clerodendrums.
It is pretty invasive, and certainly cold hardy in zone 9a.