Leucosceptrum canum
Common name
hairy white-wand
Synonyms
Clerodendrum leucosceptrum D.Don Teucrium leucosceptrum(D.Don) Voigt
Family
Lamiaceae
Flora category
Vascular – Exotic
Structural class
Trees & Shrubs - Dicotyledons
Conservation status
Not applicable
Brief description
Shrub with usually multiple erect stems; mature leaves dull green, glabrous above, woolly-white below; obscurely crenate margins. Corolla cream-white; flowers noted for containing brown nectar, attractive to birds, insects.
Similar taxa
The stems and leaves are rather similar to those of some Buddleja species, such as B. davidii.
Flower colours
Cream, White
Year naturalised
2018
Origin
Native to south-western China (Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan),the eastern Himalayas (Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Nagaland, Bangladesh), and northern Indochina (Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam) [Wikipedia]
Reason for introduction
ornamental