I've had it in stock before and not found a particular problem with it. Grafted plants, as you probably know, vary in quality, and some suppliers seem to tap into poor propagation units where plants are mass produced on tall/untidy/weak grafts. The results on the garden centre bench can differ widely! As with all grafted plants, remove any suckers as near the rootstock as possible. I try and strip the suckers away when they're small thus removing any latent buds low on the suckering shoot at the same time. I had a look at a New Zealand grower's site and mention is made of the plant suckering, but more usually after the top cultivar growth has suffered damage/died and the plant responds in the only way it knows - by growing from the rootstock

I'll be interested too, Andrew. I planted a Clerodendrum trichotomum (not variegated, though) earlier this year.

Thanks Worthy. I'm still trying to decide whether to get one and your advice is invaluable.

Spitz - I saw the green one in Ireland last year. Left to its own devices, it can make a very big plant

Hi Andrew, I planted one as a relatively small shrub 2 years ago. It is now a beautiful bushy shrub standing at around [maybe just under] 4 feet tall. I have absolutely no problems with this, no signs of suckering - its just gorgeous.

That's good to know scotter, thank you