Family: Plumbaginaceae
Scientific Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Common Name: Leadwort, Plumbago
Description | A nice ground cover with true blue flowers. |
Pronunciation | (ser-at-o-STIG-ma)(plum-bah-gi-NOI-deez) |
Plant Type | All Plants, Perennials Hardy |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full, mostly sunny |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average |
Flowers | single, 5-petaled, true blue |
Leaves | green, simple, bronze red in the fall |
Stems | rhizomes |
Roots | fibrous |
Dimensions | 8-12 inches tall, 12 inches spread, spreads by rhizomes |
Maintenance | emerges late in the spring |
Propagation | spring division, cuttings, stratified seeds |
Native Site | China |
Misc Facts | may need a winter mulch in zone #5 |
Notes & Reference | #04-Herbaceous Perennial Plants (Allan Armitage),
#144-Missouri Botanical Gardens web site (www.missouribotanicalgarden.org) |
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