Plumbago Producing clusters of pale sky-blue blooms, this shrub is renowned for its reliability and long season, often flowering for spring, summer and fall, depending on the climate in your region.

Plumbago auriculata, also known as Plumbago capensis, Cape Plumbago, Sky Flower, or Leadwort is native to South Africa. It will grow comfortably in Zones 8-11 in the U.S. and is ...

Plants with blue flowers are not common, but there are some from which to choose that are blooming now in our South Texas summer. Blue plumbago is an outstanding plant for area landscapes. The ...

The plumbago plant is multi-branched. Leaves are about 2 inches long, light to medium green. At the base of each flower cluster are little ears (winged-like leaflets) hence the name auriculata.

It may have referred to the lead-blue color of the blue plumbago flower or to the lead-colored stain that the sap can create on the skin. For whatever reason, the centuries-old botanical name remains.

Plumbago is heat-tolerant and reasonably drought-resistant. The plant works well in mixed containers, as a filler and in butterfly gardens. The tender perennial will flower from summer through fall.

There are several blue blooming flowers that have showy colors despite the 100 degree temperature and drought. Perhaps the most extensive group of summer-blooming blue blossoms comes from the ...