Ceratostigma plumbaginoides – Leadwort –

Description

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

perennial

comes in 1 or 2 gallon pots

C. plumbaginoides – Plumbago larpentiae – Chinese Plumbago – Perennial Leadwort – Dwarf Plumbago – This rhizomatous, bushy, spreading, woody based perennial from Western China grows 18″ tall and at least 12″ wide. From upright, slender red stems it carries obovate, mid green leaves, to 3 ½” long, with bristly, wavy edged, richly orange and red tinted in autumn. In late summer and fall it bears small clusters, of brilliant blue flowers, to 3/4″ across.

Grow in moderately fertile, light,
moist but well drained soil in full sun or partial shade.

Zones 5-9