Botanical Name: Plumbago auriculata
Common Name: Cape plumbago
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character semi-deciduous
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape upright to sprawling with thin, rather weak stems, spreading up and out to form a loosely rounded canopy
Height 10-15'
Spread 15-25'
Growth Rate rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun to partial shade
Soil tolerates most
Hardiness hardy (zones 8, 9, 12-24); prefers warm coastal areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate-whorled, elliptic-oval-obovate, light green, 1/2-2" long, stipules at base of leaves
Flowers light sky blue, tubular, loose terminal panicles, 5 lobed, 1-2" long, spring-late fall
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
softwood/semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
large background mass or informal screen for its heavy display of blue flowers, erosion control, espalier
 
Landscape Care:
Watering prefers regular, tolerates some drought
Fertilizing balanced in spring
Pruning head back and thin out to promote new growth
Pests/Diseases aphids
Special Conditions/Other
 
Origin: South Africa
Family: Plumbaginaceae

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