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Blue Plumbago
Plumbago auriculata · Annual
Blue Plumbago is grown as an annual, 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 and grows happily in containers.
- USDA zones
- 8-11
- Sun
- Full sun, Part shade
- Water
- Medium
- Mature size
- 1–3 ft × 1–3 ft
- Spacing
- 6–12 ft
- 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
- Can irritate skin on contact
- Toxic to
- People
- Native to
- South Africa
Will it survive your winters?
We score Blue Plumbago’s freeze-trouble range against the real coldest nights your area has recorded.
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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