- Plumbago auriculata
Taxobox
name = "Plumbago auriculata"
regnum =Plant ae
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Plumbago auriculata"
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Caryophyllales
familia =Plumbaginaceae
genus = "Plumbago "
species = "P. auriculata"
binomial = "Plumbago auriculata"
binomial_authority = Lam."Plumbago auriculata", also called "Plumbago capensis", Blue plumbago, Cape blumbago or Cape leadwort, is a well known houseplant originally from South Africa."Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0] Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4]
"Plumbago auriculata" grows fast and to 1.8 meters (6 feet) tall. It has light blue to blue flowers and also variations with white ("Plumbago auriculata" var. "alba") or deep blue ("Plumbago auriculata" 'Royal cape') flowers. The leaves are green and grow to 5 cm (2 in) long.
It grows well in a container outdoors and can be watered freely in the summer. To get the flowers to appear, the plumbago requires a warm place in full sun or partial shade.
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