Peanut butter tree
- Product number: 357100
- Origin: China
- Latin: Clerodendrum trichotomum
The Dutch name refers to its surprising scent, when you bruise its (incidentally large, pointed) leaf: peanut butter! It is originally a Chinese shrub that grows on mountain slopes up to 2400 m high! Here, it is a hardy shrub that is not only beautiful but also useful and tasty, and it also grows well in a shady spot! The young leaves and shoots are briefly boiled or stir-fried. Medicinally, the leaf is renowned: mildly pain-relieving, itch-relieving, blood pressure-lowering, anti-rheumatic. The crushed seed is used to kill lice. Its white, slightly fragrant blossoms attract bees and butterflies. After flowering, red and blue berries appear. Prune this shrub into a beautiful, small tree!
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Latin: Clerodendrum trichotomum
Dutch: Pindakaasboom (Peanut Butter Tree)
Also known as: Chou Wu Tong, Kansenboom (Opportunity Tree)
English: Peanut Butter Tree
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- Flower colour: White, lightly scented flowers
- Origin: China
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Forst hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Clerodendrum trichotomum
- Dutch: Peanut Butter Tree
- Also known as: Chou Wu Tong, Cancer Tree
- English: Peanut Butter Tree
