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Dwarf Plumbago (Hardy Blue Leadwort)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Dwarf Plumbago (Hardy Blue Leadwort) is a fast-growing perennial, hardy in USDA zones 5-9, that matures to about 10–12 in × 1–1.5 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained, moist and occasionally-dry soil. Expect blue blooms in summer and fall. It attracts butterflies, hummingbirds and pollinators, stands up well to deer, drought and dry soil and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 5-9
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 10–12 in × 1–1.5 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Maintenance
- Low
- Soil
- Well-drained, Moist, Occasionally-dry
- Bloom color
- Blue
- Bloom season
- Summer, Fall
- Attracts
- Butterflies, Hummingbirds, Pollinators
- Tough against
- Deer, Drought, Dry soil, Erosion, Poor soil
- Native to
- Western China
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