The Blue Plumbago Plant

The Blue Plumbago Plant

For those looking for an attractive flowering border or a beautiful addition to their garden,the blue plumbago plant is an excellent choice.

Blue Plumbago (P. capensis), also known as leadwort and skyflower) is an evergreen shrub featuring sky blue flowers. This is a versatile plant which while naturally growing as a shrub, can be trained by pruning to be a vining plant as well.

The plumbago’s beautiful light green foliage and striking blue clusters of phlox-like flowers can add a surprising and delightful splash of color to anywhere it is planted.

In the southern United States (where it is grown for the most part), the blue plumbago plant blooms nearly year round, making it a popular choice for borders and other areas where its flowers can add a decorative touch.

The plant takes well to these warmer climes, being native to the relatively balmy weather of South Africa.

Plumbago will not do well in cold weather. However, it is somewhat frost tolerant in warmer zones, being able to recover from frost damage (even when it dies back to the ground) in fairly short order.

If grown in Northern states, it will need to be sheltered – it can do well indoors or in a greenhouse, but this quick growing beauty will need frequent pruning to keep from sprawling. This pruning has the added benefit of stimulating the plant to flower, which should be ample motivation to take the time to prune as needed.

If you are growing blue plumbago, you may need to provide manganese sulfate supplementation you’re your blue plumbago is deficient in this nutrient, you will be able to see this; the foliage will begin to yellow, but should recover quickly once manganese sulfate is applied.

The plant prefers light, sandy soil which is well drained and slightly acidic; so you should not add lime to the soil.

Plumbago is a great choice for hanging planters or raised beds on front porches and gardens. The flowers attract butterflies and look wonderful tumbling down from the planter.

They are a popular choice as a decorative plant in the regions which are warm enough for the plant to thrive and it can often be seen dressing up homes in Florida and elsewhere in the Deep South, as well as in southern California.

When choosing plumbago plants, you should look for ones which are already in bloom, since this will allow you to judge the color of the blooms to suit your tastes.

There are strains of plumbago which have white flowers, as well as various shades of blue from pale blue to sky blue all the way to cobalt. These versatile, hardy and beautiful plants deserve a place in any garden, where their beauty can be appreciated nearly year round.

To receive automatic updates whenever changes are made to our site visit our BLOG PAGE If you are growing blue plumbago plant, you may need to provide manganese sulfate supplementation you’re your blue plumbago is deficient in this nutrient,you will be able to see this; the foliage will begin to yellow, but should recover quickly once manganese sulfate is applied.

The blue plumbago plant prefers light, sandy soil which is well drained and slightly acidic; so you should not add lime to the soil.

Plumbago is a great choice for hanging planters or raised beds on front porches and gardens. The flowers attract butterflies and look wonderful tumbling down from the planter.

They are a popular choice as a decorative plant in the regions which are warm enough for the plant to thrive and it can often be seen dressing up homes in Florida and elsewhere in the Deep South, as well as in southern California.

When choosing plumbago plants, you should look for ones which are already in bloom, since this will allow you to judge the color of the blooms to suit your tastes. There are strains of plumbago which have white flowers, as well as various shades of blue from pale blue to sky blue all the way to cobalt.

These versatile, hardy and beautiful plants deserve a place in any garden, where their beauty can be appreciated nearly year round.

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