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Cape leadwort | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Cape leadwort

Plumbago auriculata

★ RHS AGMDrought Resistant

Genus: Plumbago
Family: Plumbaginaceae

About this plant

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

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in loam-based compost in full light, water freely when in growth and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly . Keep barely moist when dormant and top-dress or repot in spring. Support stems. Can be grown outdoors in frost-free areas in fertile soil. May need restrictive pruning under glass

Pruning

Pruning group 12 in early spring

Propagation

Propagate by seed at 13-18°C in spring, or take semi-hardwood cuttings in mid-summer with bottom heat

Pests

May be attacked by mealybugs, tortrix moth, glasshouse whitefly and glasshouse red spider mite

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalLow MaintenancePatio Container

Planting Places

ConservatoryWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Columnar UprightBushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years