Ceratostigma griffithii

Also Known As

Griffith's Blue Leadwort

Plant type

perennial, groundcover

size

H: 15"-36"
W: 24"-36"

planting zones

7a-10b

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Ceratostigma griffithii plant details

Ceratostigma griffithii is a broadleaf deciduous perennial groundcover with blue and green foliage. In fall and summer blue flowers emerge. Grows well with sun - mostly shade and even moisture - regular water. Does well in well-drained soil.

CHARACTERISTICS OF Ceratostigma griffithii

Plant type: perennial groundcover
Plant family: plumbaginaceae
Foliage: deciduous blue and green
Mature size: 24 IN - 36 IN - wide, 15 IN - 36 IN - tall
Flowers: blue blooms in fall and summer
Uses: container plant, easy-to-grow, edging plant, fall color, rock garden, tropical-looking

GROWING CONDITIONS for Ceratostigma griffithii

USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
Sun exposure: sun - mostly shade
Watering frequency: even moisture - regular

Soil needs: well-drained

Nursery contributed plant descriptions

This evergreen plumbago shrub hails from the Himalayas and offers a low mound of foliage to about three feet high with a greater spread. In late summer the plants are covered with bright purplish blue flowers held in clusters at the ends of the branches.

By: Phoenix Perennials and Specialty Plants Ltd.

Rich, bright-blue flowers open successively over a long and sometimes flower-poor period in late summer into autumn, followed closely by red fall color; shrubbier (to 2-4') than C. plumbago and with finer-textured leaves. S/M

By: Forestfarm

Clouds of sky-blue flowers coat this small, evergreen sub-shrub through the summer. Handsome blue-green leaves when not in flower. Full to part sun with regular summer water. Usually 2 ft tall and as wide. Cold hardy in USDA zone 7.

By: Cistus Nursery

Evergreen and low, to 3', with many-branching stems that feature dense, thick-textured ciliate leaves of dull green with purple tinged margins. Bright blue flowers appear in terminal clusters, somewhat later, from July into late fall. Hardy to 0F. Himalayas.

By: Native Sons

The 2-3" long leaves are black-green and spirally arranged on the stems. A rotund-columnar form of Japanese Plum Yew. Needs moist soil when young, then is drought tolerant. A deer-resistant substitute for Japanese Yew. (Note this is not a true Yew, but it's common name is Plum Yew.)