If you're looking for a long-blooming, versatile perennial with gorgeous, clustered blue flowers, it's hard to go wrong with Plumbago auriculata. Also known as cape leadwort or cape plumbago, this ...

Plumbago (plum-BAY-go). It’s an easy name to remember because it rhymes with “lumbago,” a word for lower back pain. And pruning a year’s worth of plumbago growth, plus hauling it away, is guaranteed ...

To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hawaiian Admission Day this Aug. 16, you might want to add the bright white-flowering native ground cover iliee to your garden. If you d prefer a blue flowering ...

I love blue flowers in my yard and Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is one of my favorites. It grows fast and can be grown as an annual in your yard or as a perennial in pots. It’s light blue phlox ...

While some plants may express their resentment of the desert heat in the summer, well-established plumbago shrubs bloom in Midland and Odessa well until frost. This plant loves our West Texas sunshine ...

Plumbago auriculata, also known as Plumbago capensis, Cape Plumbago, Sky Flower, or Leadwort is native to South Africa. It will grow comfortably in Zones 8-11 in the U.S. and is commonly found in ...

Fifteen species are included in the genus Plumbago, ranging from tropical annuals to perennials to shrubs. Escapade blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata 'Escapade Blue') is a compact multibranched ...

I was mulling ideas in my head for this article and realizing the Fourth of July is almost here. Looking out my kitchen window, I gazed at my gorgeous blue Plumbago plant. The color blue is not common ...

A: Wait until after the last frost in early spring. You could plant now, but a new plumbago would be especially susceptible to freezes, so you would need to protect it when it's 32 degrees or colder.

The answer to a conundrum which has niggled for several years has presented itself this week in the form of a beautiful blue flower. The answer to a conundrum which has niggled for several years has ...

Question: Hello..I live in south South Texas and have a plumbago. It gets about 4 to 5 hours of direct sun and lately some of the branches and leaves turn bright green almost yellow. Am I over ...