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
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Plant type: Vine
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Origin: South Africa
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Heat Zones: 6 to 16
Hardiness Zones: 9 to 13
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Uses: Hedge, Wildlife, Ground cover
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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
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Flower
Flower Scent: Pleasant
Seasons: Year Round
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Trunk
Trunk Susceptibility to Breakage: Generally resists breakage
Number of Trunks: Multi-Trunked
Trunk esthetic Values: Not Showy
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Fruit
Fruit Size Range: 0 - 1.5
Fruit Color: Brown
Seasons: Year Round
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By Louise Wolff --darina 00:04, 7 May 2005 (UTC) (Own work) [GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)], via Wikimedia Commons
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Tolerance
Heat Tolerance: Yes
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Requirements
Soil Requirements: Loam, Sand
Soil Ph Requirements: Acidic, Neutral
Water Requirements: Moderate, Low
Light Requirements: Full, Part
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Management
Toxicity: No
Susceptibility to Pests and Diseases: No
Pruning Requirements: Needed, to develop a strong structure
Life Span: Less than 25
Edible Parts: None
Plant Propagation: Seed, Cutting