Plumbago auriculata 'Alba'

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Blooms throughout the year with denser blooms from March to November. Plumbago is popular in both tropical and sub-tropical gardens because of its delicate flowers. It is by nature a woody climbing shrub - with support it can reach several ft in height - but in the tropics it is seen more often as a low plant used for hedges. It tolerates both drought and poor soil and does best at slightly higher altitudes; heavy rainfall tends to beat down the flowers and leaves. Plumbago does best in full sun and grows best if it is heavily pruned from time to time, even cut back to the ground. Propagation is from green cuttings or by division of older plants.

Learn more about Plumbago: Sky Blue Plumbago in Southern Landscapes.

Similar plants:

• Plumbago aphylla (Leafless Leadwort)
• Plumbago auriculata, Plumbago capensis (Blue Plumbago, Cape Plumbago, Cape Leadwort)
• Plumbago indica, Plumbago Rosea (Rose-colored Lead-wort, Chitrakmool, Chekkikotuveri, Chitraka, Shitrapuni, Scarlett Leadwort, Whorled plantain)
• Plumbago zeylanica (Wild Plumbago)