| Rotheca myricoides | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Lamiales |
| Family: | Lamiaceae |
| Genus: | Rotheca |
| Species: | R. myricoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Rotheca myricoides | |
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Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke | |
Rotheca myricoides (butterfly bush – also a name for Buddleja species) is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae.[1] It is native to Africa and widely cultivated elsewhere.[1] In cultivation, it is frequently known by one of its synonyms, such as Clerodendrum myricoides.[2]
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 blue 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.[3] It has won the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[4]
- ^ a b "Rotheca myricoides". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2009-04-13.
- ^ "Clerodendrum myricoides 'Ugandense'". Plant Finder. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2015-07-24.
- ^ Steane, D. A.; Mabberley, D. J. (1998). "Rotheca (Lamiaceae) Revived". Novon. 8 (2): 204. doi:10.2307/3391997. ISSN 1055-3177. JSTOR 3391997.
- ^ "Rotheca myricoides 'Ugandense'". RHS. Retrieved 17 February 2021.