ShrubsBlue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata
Blue Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is a medium-growing shrub, hardy in USDA zones 8-11, that matures to about 1-3 ft × 1-3 ft. It does best in full sun and part shade with medium water needs in well-drained soil. Expect blue, pink and white blooms in fall and summer. It stands up well to salt, grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1-3 ft × 1-3 ft
- Spacing
- 6-feet-12 feet
- Growth rate
- Medium
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Soil
- Well-drained
- Foliage
- Green
- Bloom color
- Blue, Pink, White
- Bloom season
- Fall, Summer
- Tough against
- Salt
- Watch out for
- Contact dermatitis
- Native to
- South Africa
In the landscape
Data sources
Freeze survival
Will it survive your winters?
Hardiness zones show a normal bad winter. We check the worst one — Blue Plumbago is hardy to about 10°F (estimated from USDA zone 8), so we'll score it against the real coldest nights your area has actually had.
Powered by ~35 years of daily lows from the nearest NOAA weather station. A risk read, not a guarantee — a sheltered spot or mature plant beats the odds.
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