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    Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

    Also Known As

    • Leadwort
    • Plumbago

    Plant type

    perennial, groundcover

    size

    • H: 8"-18"
    • W: 18"-36"

    planting zones

    • 5a-9b

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    Ceratostigma plumbaginoides plant details

    Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is a broadleaf deciduous perennial groundcover with burgundy and green foliage. In fall and summer blue flowers emerge. Attracts butterflies making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun and regular - occasional water. Does well in average and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

    Plant type: perennial groundcover
    Plant family: plumbaginaceae
    Foliage: deciduous burgundy and green
    Mature size: 18 IN - 36 IN - wide, 8 IN - 18 IN - tall
    Flowers: blue blooms in fall and summer
    Uses: fall color, long-blooming, xeric

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

    USDA Zones: 5a - 9b
    Sun exposure: sun
    Watering frequency: regular - occasional
    Resistant to: deer, heat
    Soil needs: average and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    This 12-18" mat-forming (spreading by rhizomes) perennial bears its lovely and most-welcome bright, cobalt-blue flowers from July to September. It also boasts pretty bronzy-red fall color; a wonderful perennial to plant with spring bulbs as its foliage comes up just as they are finishing their bloom; prefers good drainage. S-PSh/M-D/GDr

    By: Forestfarm

    Zn 5. Deep blue flowers. Long bloomer.

    By: Little Prince of Oregon

    An unusual but easy ground cover that leafs-out late but then gives a great display in the Autumn with small brilliant blue flowers amongst foliage that gets lovely maroon-red tones as the season progresses. Likes a winter mulch. It gives me a lovely surprise every year when I've forgotten its presence! Photo courtesy of Walters Gardens.

    By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

    Brilliant blue flowers with striking red calyces cover bright green foliage from mid-summer to fall, when the leaves turn deep red. It's a great groundcover choice for beds of spring bulbs because it emerges late, as the bulb foliage declines.

    By: Deer Country Gardens

    Ceratostigma is a small genus in the plumbaginacaea, flowers are brilliant blue produced for months in summer and fall, autumn foliage is brilliant red and it turns while still covered in blue flowers. Planted en masse it is a spectacular landscape plant tolerating both sun and shade. ZONE 5

    By: Arrowhead Alpines

    A compact perennial herb, 18" high, with bronzy green to dark green leaves turning reddish-brown with frosts. Intense blue, half-inch flowers bloom from July until the first frost. Hardy in extreme cold and fluctuating winter temperatures, but will not bloom well without a long growing season. Spreads quickly by rhizomes. Hardy below 0F. Western China.

    By: Native Sons

    A dwarf form of plumbago with cobalt blue flowers from mid summer to fall. Growing 6-10" and spreading preferring a sun to part shade location. Foliage turns bronze in fall. A great groundcover. Hardy zone 6-9

    By: Accents for Home and Garden

    Low growing perennial groundcover 6-12 inches high. Spreads from underground stems. Some of the best blue flowers in the garden. Blooms from late summer until frost.

    By: Fantastic Plants

    Intense blue blooms are held in clusters atop this durable low spreading perennial. A good choice as a groundcover for hot sunny, well-drained locations.

    By: Almost Eden

    Gardening facts about Ceratostigma plumbaginoides plant

    How to Grow Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun

    • Water Needs

      • regular - occasional

    • Soil Needs

      • average
      • well-drained

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green
      • burgundy

    • Flower Color

      • blue

    • Wildlife

      • butterflies
      • deer resistant

    • Flower Season

      • summer
      • fall

    • Foliage Season

      • deciduous

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