- Blue cape leadwort
Botanical name: Plumbago auriculata
Beginner friendly?: yes
Average size at maturity: 6 – 8 ft in height and a 8 – 12 ft game
Bloom time: spring – fall
Hardy zone: zones 8-11
Flower color: blue
Foliage color: green
Growth rate: maturity in 6 – 12 months
Pruning instructions: deadhead withered flowers after flowering
Propagation methods: cut a stem just below a node and place in water until roots start to emerge
Landscape use: Border, Container, Groundcover, Mass Planting
Light needs: 5 – 6 hours of sun a day
Special features: medical benefits
Watering instructions: weekly watering during the first growing season, reduce watering during the fall and winter months to only when the top 2 inches of soil have dried
Fertilizing instructions : use 10-10-10 twice a year, once in the early spring and once in the early fall
Best time to plant: spring or summer
Best type of soil: loam or sand
Companion plants: daffodils, coreopsis, geraniums
Toxicity level: potentially mildly toxic if ingested
Invasive species: no
