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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