Thursday 25 October 2012

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides



Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Common Name
dwarf plumbago
Family
Plumbag
        Deciduous             Evergreen             Shrub            Ground Cover             Annual

        Coniferous             Tree             Climber         x    Herbaceous         x    Perennial

Habit
spreading
Hard. Zone
usda 5
Mature Size
.3m spread by .45m tall

x

Leaf: obovate, bright green, with bristly,wavy margins


Fall/Winter Color: richly red tinted in autumn

        Leaf Arr.        Opposite     x    Alternate         Whorled         Spiraled         Clustered         Basal

Flowers: 5 lobed, salverform, brilliant blue clusters


Infl. terminal spikelike clusters

Jan.     Feb.      March.      April.      May.      June.     ( July.      August.      Sept.)      Oct.      Nov.      Dec. (flowering period)
Water Use
High     Low

Soil
Rich     Lean     Well-drained x

Exposure
Sun  x   Semi-shade     Shade
Landscape uses:
mixed border, groundcover


Limitations: powdery mildew
Other Features:

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