Clerodendrum……

…… full name Clerodendrum trichotomum. Also known as the Harlequin Glory bower. Native to China, Korea,Taiwan, Japan, India and the Philippines and highly prized in Europe. A glorious tree, in my view and I have a large one growing in my garden. The flowers, at this time of the year are subtly fragrant. I love it. Its downside is that it suckers like mad and it is not welcome in plant nurseries in New Zealand. But I can live with that and will photograph and blip its fruit in due course.