It is a large deciduousshrub, growing 3–6 metres (10–20 ft) high. The leaves are peduncles,
up to 12 cm (5 in) long, soft and downy or hairy, producing a peanut odor when crushed. The fragrant flowers are borne on branching .
They have white petals, held within a green all which turns red as the fruits ripen. The fruits () are white.
changing to bright and eventually dark blue on maturity. They contain the novel blue pigment trichotomine.
It is cultivated for its fragrant flowers, autumn colour, and ornamental berries.
It is hadry but requires a sheltered position. The varietyC. trichotomum var.
fargesii (Farges' harlequin glorybower) and the cotives C. trichotomum var.
fargesii 'Carnival' have gained the 'Royal Horticultural Societys Award of Garden Merit.(confirmed 2017).
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