PlantSale Plant care guide

Plumbago

Plumbago auriculata · Plumbaginaceae

A sprawling, scrambling shrub awash with phlox-like sky-blue flower clusters from summer to autumn. Drought-hardy and butterfly-friendly, it makes a soft informal hedge or bank cover in warm climates.

At a glance

Habit: Shrub
Light: Full Sun, Part Shade
Water: Low Water
Soil: Well-Drained, Sandy Soil, Loam
Climate: Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Tropical
Frost: Frost-Tender
Mature size: 2 m H × 2.5 m W
Foliage: Evergreen
Flowering: Summer Flowering, Autumn Flowering, Long-Flowering
Growth rate: Fast-Growing
Maintenance: Low Maintenance

Good for

Hedging & Screening
Butterfly-Attracting
Feature / Specimen
Coastal / Salt-Tolerant
Water-Wise