Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Plumbago
Brilliant blue flowers with striking red calyces cover bright green foliage from mid-summer to fall, when the leaves turn deep red.

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Genus: Ceratostigma
Species: plumbaginoides ...

#1030 Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Common Names: false plumbago, dwarf plumbago, leadwort, Chinese plumbago
Family: Plumbagnaceae (plumbago or leadwort Family)
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Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Marie Iannotti
Here in Zone 6 (SE PA), I like Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, a.k.a. Plumbago or Leadwort.

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Blue Leadwort, Plumbago)
Zone 5. An excellent plant with a brilliant, true blue flower colour blooming from August through October. (9 cm - 3 1/2") The foliage turns maroon as the cool fall weather arrives.

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
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Hardiness Zones:
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Plumbago
(Ceratostigma plumbaginoides)
Deep blue flowers in late summer. Foliage turns reddish in fall and winter. Spreads underground.
6 to 12 inches ...

Leadwort [English]: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
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Leadwort [English]: Plumbago zeylanica
Leadwort Flower [English]: Plumbago scandens
Leadwort-Leaved Tobacco [English]: Nicotiana plumbaginifolia ...

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The potential embarrassment of mispronouncing the requisite Latin is worse than not knowing it at all. While gooseneck loosestrife is manageable, Lysimachia clethroides is not. Hardy plumbago is one thing, Ceratostigma plumbaginoides quite another.

See also: Ceratostigma, Green, Plumbago, May, Lavender