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Plumbago auriculata (Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Sky Flower)

Plumbago auriculata is a sprawling, mounding, somewhat vine-like, evergreen shrub, covered most of the year with clusters of pale blue, phlox-like flowers. Plumbago is excellent as a foundation planting, or when used in planters. It will cascade down a retaining wall, showing off its unusual blue flowers. It can also be sheared into a hedge, but most of the flowers are removed at each pruning.Leaves may yellow on soils with a high pH.

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  • Pronunciation: plum-BAY-go ah-rick-yoo-LAY-tuh

  • Plant type: Vine

  • Origin: South Africa

  • Heat Zones: 6 to 16

    Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13

  • Uses: Hedge, Wildlife, Ground cover

  • Size/Shape

    Growth Rate: Fast

    Tree Shape: Spreading

    Canopy Density: Medium

    Canopy Texture: Fine

    Height at Maturity: 1 to 1.5 m

    Spread at Maturity: 1.5 to 3 meters

    Time to Ultimate Height: 5 to 10 Years

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  • Foliage

    Leaf Arrangement : Opposite

    Leaf Venation: Brachidodrome

    Leaf Persistance: Evergreen

    Leaf Type: Simple

    Leaf Blade: Less than 5

    Leaf Shape: Oblong

    Leaf Margins: Undulate

    Leaf Texture: Smooth

    Color(changing season): Green

  • Flower

    Flower Showiness: Yes

    Flower Scent: Pleasant

    Seasons: Year Round

  • Trunk

    Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage

    Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked

    Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy

  • Fruit

    Fruit Showiness: No

    Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5

    Fruit Color: Brown

    Seasons: Year Round

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  • Tolerance

    Frost Tolerant: No

    Heat Tolerance: Yes

    Drought Tolerance: No

  • Requirements

    Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand

    Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral

    Water Requirements: Moderate, Low

    Light Requirements: Full, Part

  • Management

    Toxicity: No

    Invasive Potential: No

    Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No

    Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure

    Surface Rooting: No

    Life Span: Less than 25

    Edible Parts: None

    Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting

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