Hardy Plumbago
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
8 inches high x 12 inches wide
Zone 4
Sun to Shade
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In late summer intense true blue blossoms of Hardy Plumbago are a butterfly favorite and blossoming often continues into fall even while the foliage is turning mahogany red. What a visual treat for us humans! Mature height of 8 inches makes it useful for either an accent plant or as colorful ground cover. Sun without reflected heat to shade.
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Throughout this site, the following are used as guidelines for watering established plants:
These truly xeric plants can live with our 12 inches of natural annual precipitation and only need a winter watering during a multi-year drought, but they will thrive with a monthly watering. Overwatering will kill some of these. These plants are adapted to intermittent deep
watering with soil drying to a depth of a few inches between waterings. Watering frequency may be every couple of weeks during the active growing season and maybe only one winter watering for optimal care. These plants need regular watering somewhat like a bluegrass lawn so that
they never dry to depth in the root system during the active growing season, and need occasional winter watering to prevent root dessication and resultant plant
death. About sizes of our plants:
Sizes indicated with a # are roughly the equivalent in gallonage; so a #2 is about a 2 gallon pot size; b&b stands for balled and burlapped.