Ceratostigma Plumbago
$14.99 / 1G
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides | |
| Hardy Plumbago or Leadwort | |
| Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, also known as Hardy Plumbago, this ground cover provides interest in late summer, after many other perennials are finished blooming. The foliage is green during the summer, then turns a beautiful bronzy-red in fall. It provides the perfect backdrop for the brilliant gentian blue blooms which are present from late summer until the first hard frost. Use Plumbago as an under planting to shrubs or large perennials or allow it to ramble over small rocks. FEATURES: Botanical Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Common Name: Hardy Plumbago or Leadwort Features: Seasonal Interest, Ground cover Bloom Time: Summer - Fall Light Requirements: Full Sun - Partial Shade Attracts Butterflies Resists Deer Mature Plant Size: 8 - 12 inches Zone 5 - 9 | |
| Divide and/or transplant in November using Rock Phosphate fertilizer. Cut flowers and foliage to within 2" of soil and add to compost pile. Feed with Flowertone in March. Spray with All-season Oil in May for insect control. Deep-soak with Vitamin B-1 fertilizer every 2 weeks for first 2 summers. Re-mulch in June and January. | |
| Attractive hedge, border, or container plant | |
| Full sun, well drained soil | |
| Densely mounded, spreading perennial with bright blue flowers. Seasonal Interest, Ground cover | |
| Prune late winter or early spring; spring flowering shrubs after bloom | |
| August into October | |
| Bright blue flowers | |
| 8 - 12" | |
| 12" | |
| Densely mounded, spreading perennial | |
| Full Sun-Partial Shade | |
| -20 to -10 deg. F | |
| Drought tolerant |