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Blue Leadwort in the GardenTags plant encyclopedia

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides syn. plumbago larpentiae

 

Blue Leadwort

Ceratostigma can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or herbaceous perennials. It sports blue flowers in late summer and autumn. C. plumbaginoides is a low-growing perennial with spreading roots which forms a mat of stems bearing mid-green leaves which turn red or purple in autumn.

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plant Features
  • Blue Leadwort likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Blue Leadwort likes very little water

    Very little water

  • Blue Leadwort is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Blue Leadwort likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

 
plant information

Common name

Blue Leadwort

Latin name

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides syn. plumbago larpentiae

type

Herbaceous Perennials

family

Plumbaginaceae

ph

5.0 - 7.5 Acid - Neutral

  • Light

    Blue Leadwort likes full sun

    Full sun

  • Frost

    Blue Leadwort is full frost hardy: 5f (-15°c)

    Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)

  • Soil

    Blue Leadwort likes light and free draining

    Light and free draining

  • Water

    Blue Leadwort likes very little water

    Very little water

Plant & bloom calendar

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    Best time to plant

full grown dimensions

The size of a fully grown Blue Leadwort is 0.30meters x 0.50meters 0.30 M 0.50 M

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides syn. plumbago larpentiae

Ceratostigma can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or herbaceous perennials. It sports blue flowers in late summer and autumn. C. plumbaginoides is a low-growing perennial with spreading roots which forms a mat of stems bearing mid-green leaves which turn red or purple in autumn.


Planting

From Early Spring TO Early Spring

Grow in a dry, well-drained soil in full sun. The plant requires protection and does best against a south facing wall.

 

Propagation by cuttings

From Mid Summer TO Late Summer

Take semi-ripe cuttings in mid-late summer.

 
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