Plumbago
- Phonetic Spelling
- plum-BAY-go
- This plant has medium severity poison characteristics.
- See below
- Description
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Plumbago is a tropical genus but it can be grown in the southern part of the United States. One of the few truly blue flowers. Species in this genus can be grown for different purposes such as houseplants, woody or herbaceous perennials, and groundcovers.
The plants can spread through underground stems and often form mats in the landscape.
Insects, Diseases, and Other Plant Problems: It can cause contact dermatitis so wear gloves when handling the plant.
- See this plant in the following landscape:
- Cultivars / Varieties:
- P. auriculata
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- Cultivars / Varieties:
- P. auriculata
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Attributes:
- Genus:
- Plumbago
- Family:
- Plumbaginaceae
- Life Cycle:
- Perennial
- Woody
- Country Or Region Of Origin:
- Tropics & Subtropics
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Whole Plant Traits:
- Plant Type:
- Ground Cover
- Herbaceous Perennial
- Perennial
- Poisonous
- Shrub
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Cultural Conditions:
- Light:
- Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)
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Flowers:
- Flower Color:
- Blue
- Pink
- White
- Flower Value To Gardener:
- Showy
- Flower Bloom Time:
- Spring
- Summer
- Flower Shape:
- Tubular
- Flower Petals:
- 4-5 petals/rays
- Flower Description:
- 5-parted medium blue with spreading lobes appear in the late spring or early summer.
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Leaves:
- Leaf Color:
- Green
- Deciduous Leaf Fall Color:
- Red/Burgundy
- Leaf Type:
- Simple
- Leaf Arrangement:
- Alternate
- Hairs Present:
- No
- Leaf Description:
- Green leaves that can turn red in the fall.
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Stem:
- Stem Is Aromatic:
- No
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Landscape:
- Landscape Location:
- Houseplants
- Problems:
- Contact Dermatitis
