Broadleaf deciduous shrub/tree, coarse, 10-20 ft (3-6 m). Leaves simple, opposite, 10-23 cm x 5-10 cm, ovate to elliptic, tip acuminate, base wedge-shaped to truncate, margin entire (usually), dark green, soft hairy, when bruised they have the odor of peanut butter. Flowers white appear in late summer and early fall, fragrant; showy red calyxes cover small, and ultimately, bright blue fruit.
Sun to part shade. Best in a deep, light, well drained soil. May freeze back in cold winters. Suckers freely.
Hardy to USDA Zone (7)8. Native to Eastern China and Japan
Clerodendrum: from the Greek, klero, chance, and dendron, tree (some are tree-like), alluding to the unpredictable medicinal properties of plants in this genus. Trichotomum: branching into three.

Information obtained from: OSU http://oregonstate.edu/dept/ldplants/