Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering
Outdoor
Plumbago Auriculata
With airy clusters of sky-blue flowers all summer long, Plumbago is one of the most refreshing shrubs for hot gardens.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Card.origins.africa
Light
—
Watering
—
Maintenance
Easy
Celestial blue from South Africa
Native to South Africa, Plumbago unfurls clusters of luminous pale blue flowers from May to November — a rare colour among Mediterranean shrubs.
Drought-resistant and heat-loving, it forms a supple shrub that can be trained as a flowering hedge or left to cascade elegantly over a low wall.
"Plumbago brings the colour of a midday sky into the garden."
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Styling Tip 01
Full sun
Give it a sunny position: sun is the key to dense, long-lasting blue bloom.
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Styling Tip 02
Infrequent watering
Once established it tolerates drought very well; let the soil dry between waterings.
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Styling Tip 03
Late-winter pruning
Cut it back firmly in late winter to keep a compact shape and stimulate abundant flowering.
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Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
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