Does Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) spread?
Carol love_the_yard (Zone 9A Jacksonville, FL)
13 years ago
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Ot: Offering Perennial Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbagnoides)
Comments (5)From the research I have looked up it says that it is hardy to zone 5. Shoot me an email. Michelle I even think that this can be shipped in a bubble mailer. This is a tough rhizome plant that hates wet feet that is totally easy to get established....See MorePlumbago - ground cover
Comments (11)For people who live in Toronto there is a plumbago growing in front of Indigo Books. There are two climbing plants in large planters on both sides of the door facing Bay street in the Manulife Building at Bay and Bloor. Every spring the plants are placed outside until fall when they are removed. I believe the plants spend winter in the greenhouse. In early years the plants looked much tidier. Now they look a bit scraggly, They need a trim. Maybe someone could bring this to Heather Reisman's attention. After all she was so keen on gardening that she bought Cruikshanks, which has existed since 1929, and managed to run it into the ground. Cruikshank was a bulb specialist and I still miss them, sold great stuff. Now we have Garden Import, which many find expensive. There's Breck's and it's not any better....See MoreBlue Plumbago
Comments (6)I did a search for Plumbago auriculata, one with the word therapeutic and a second search with the word toxicity. The sap (leaves, stems) may cause dermatitis, the roots have a chemical that is toxic (emetic: nausea, vomiting). In my brief search, I found nothing regarding the flowers or petals. Could be that just a few for color are harmless but you won't know until you try it. You might rub some petals on the inside of your wrist or elbow to see if you have a reaction (dermatitis) before eating them....See MorePlumbago
Comments (3)If you have Plumbago auriculata you can start from cuttings.If they are Plumbago larpentae or Ceratostigma plumbaginoides they will need to be started by divisions, seeds or root cuttings. Al...See MoreSaintPFLA
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