Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Common Name(s):
- Phonetic Spelling
- ser-ah-toh-STIG-mah plum-bah-gin-OY-deez
- Description
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Space plants 10-16 in. apart; aggressive spreader; has a beautiful bronze-red fall color, which contrasts beautifully with the sky blue flowers; makes a good ground cover in rocky areas in full sun; this plant is resistant to damage by deer
Habit: Semi-Evergreen
Form: Low, horizontal spreading mat
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Ceratostigma
- Species:
- plumbaginoides
- Family:
- Plumbaginaceae
- Recommended Propagation Strategy:
- Division
- Leaf Cutting
- Root Cutting
- Seed
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- China
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Perennial
- Habit/Form:
- Spreading
- Growth Rate:
- Medium
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
- Partial Shade (Direct sunlight only part of the day, 2-6 hours)
- Soil Texture:
- Clay
- Sand
- Soil pH:
- Acid (<6.0)
- Soil Drainage:
- Good Drainage
- NC Region:
- Coastal
- Mountains
- Piedmont
- Usda Plant Hardiness Zone:
- 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Summer
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Size:
- < 1 inch
- Flower Description:
- Cluster of .5 in., 5-petaled, star-shaped gentian blue flowers in mid-summer
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Gold/Yellow
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Brown/Copper
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Length:
- 1-3 inches
- Leaf Description:
- Dull, almost-platinum leaves; elongated oval 1.5 in. long; new growth is burgundy; copper, bronze tinge in fall
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
- Plants that fill a similar niche:
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Lonicera sempervirens
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Ajuga pyramidalis
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Phlox subulata
