SHRUBS

Plant Name:

PLUMBAGO CAPENSIS

Description:

 

Scandent, evergreen shrub, grown as a climber, with slender, whippy, moderately branching stems. Oblong to oblong-spoon-shaped leaves,4-7cm long, are mid to bright mat green, sometimes with a blue-grey tone. Bears long-tubed, sky-blue flowers, 4cm long, in dense, terminal, corymb-like racemes, 15cm across, from summer to late autumn.

SYNOPSIS
Mature Size / Spread / Form   1 - 2m / Vine - like
Foliage Color Medium green / Pale blue
Growth Rate Slow
Sunlight tolerance Medium
Wind tolerance Low
Salinity tolerance Low
Drought tolerance Low
Family name PLUMBAGINACEAE