Ceratostigma spp
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Plumbago
Ceratostigma spp
Ground Cover, Shrub
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Well Drained
Look:
Bronze
leaves
Green
leaves
Blue
flowers
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Plumbago
Ceratostigma spp
Ground Cover, Shrub
Care:
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Low
Well Drained
Look:
Bronze
leaves
Green
leaves
Blue
flowers
This small group of herbaceous, flowering perennials is valued for clusters of intense blue flowers in summer and fall. Two widely available low-water species are shrubby Burmese plumbago (C. griffithii, 2-4’ x 2-6’) and the popular groundcover, dwarf plumbago (C. plumbaginoides, 6-12”, spreading to 3-4’).