Maple's Garden
Plumbago
Genus: Plumbago.
Species: Plumbago auriculata.
Plumbago can be annuals, perennials or scrambling evergreen shrubs, with simple leaves and short terminal racemes of salver-shaped flowers with 5 spreading lobes.
P. auriculata is an evergreen shrub to 4m or more (with support), with slender, scandent stems bearing light green, spoon-shaped leaves and terminal racemes of sky-blue, long-tubed flowers 15mm across.
Soil
Acid, Alkaline or Neutral.
Well-drained.
Chalk, Loam or Sand.
Aspect
East, West or South facing.
Sheltered.
Propagation
Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring, or take semi-hardwood cuttings in mid-summer with bottom heat.
