| Common Name: Plumbago or Cape Plumbago |
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| Zone: 8 - 10 |
| Average Size: 3' H x 5' W |
Identification:
- Mounding, rambling form with flexible stems
- Simple leaf, spatulate to 2 inches long, light yellow-green
- Foliage appears whorled along stem
- Clusters of light blue flowers, slender funnel-form corolla, sticky hairs at the base of each flower
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| Notes: Plumbago is a striking and versatile tropical shrub. The light green foliage and sky blue flowers provide an unusual color to the landscape. Left on its own, Plumbago becomes a mounding shrub with long arching stems. With support, these stems will climb like a vine; left alone, they will trail out of planter or down a wall. In cold winters, the plant may be killed to the ground, but will recover quickly in the late spring |
| Campus Location: Julian C. Miller Hall, west entrance |
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