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Indian leadwort | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Indian leadwort

Plumbago indica

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Plumbago
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Common Names: rosy-flowered leadwort

About this plant

P. indica is an evergreen shrub of lax, scandent habit, with slender stems carrying ovate leaves and terminal racemes of deep rose-pink flowers 2cm across, in autumn or winter

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Hardiness

H1C

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 FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Under glass grow in a loam-based potting compost in full light. When in growth water freely and apply a balanced liquid fertiliser monthly. Water sparingly in winter. Can be grown outdoors in warmer climes in most fertile soils

Pruning

Pruning group 8

Propagation

Propagate by seed sown at 13 to 18°C in spring or take semi-hardwood cuttings in midsummer with bottom heat. Softwood cuttings can be rooted in late spring or early summer

Pests

Glasshouse red spider mite and glasshouse whitefly may be a problem

Diseases

Generally disease free

Garden Uses

Uses

Patio Container

Planting Places

Conservatory

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

0.5-1 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years