where did you see it?..I looked a little..I can't find it..

I'm sorry. Not on a site on Houzz. It was on a local site on a facebook group.

It is Clerodenron bungei. Can certainly be invasive in warmer, southern climates, like Texas, Florida and Georgia. But not a concern in Ohio as it will not survive winter unless you bring in indoors!!

btw, not even slightly related to hydrangeas :-))

gardengal..that's it! :-)..that one didn't pop up on my searches..I've never heard of it..

Clerodendrons of any type would not normally come to the attention of cold winter gardeners......none are very hardy and I don't think any are grown below zone 7 unless in a greenhouse or conservatory :-)

It comes up from time to time on the Name That Plant forum.

nice of you to say that!..I feel less dumb..isn't the plant world amazing and enormous?..

I find clerodendrons extremely appealing for their wonderful floral displays. But even the one most commonly grown here - C. trichotomum, aka harlequin glorybower or peanut butter plant - can be problematic in that they send out root shoots at a good distance, much like sumacs do.

I like almost every plant haha..but you can grow macrophyllas and don't need to look for a "substitute"..as usual in this case our climate's too cold for the "substitute" :-(

If looking for a substitute for macs (other than some other type of hardier hydrangea), I'd look at viburnums. You won't have the color choice of course, but a similar flower form with the right species, some with an intense fragrance and most with great fall color.

good suggestion..I have lots of viburnums..I have multiples of fragrant, "snowball", "arrowwood"..too tedious to type latin names lol..they're wonderful..and effortless..

I know. I have over 5 varieties of viburnums. But this "clerodendron" caught my eye and since I do have a small greenhouse, thought it would be fun to try. I have two HUGE plants that I bring into my house every winter, and eventually they will be too big to do even that, but I enjoyed the ride! We're not supposed to be able to grow Bay trees here, but I grew one for over 15 years and finally cut it way back (tears) but it got so big it was lifting the top of the greenhouse! But once again, I enjoyed the ride! If you tell me I can't grow it here, I will try. What the heck, it's fun trying!

If you have a greenhouse, then go for it!!