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Beginner
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0.5m
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0.5m
max. height |
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2-5 years
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1 hour care
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Botanical name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Other names: Hardy blue-flowered leadwort, Blue ceratostigma
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Genus: Ceratostigma
Species: C. plumbaginoides - C. plumbaginoides is a mat-forming, spreading, herbaceous perennial with oval leaves which turn red or purple in autumn and bright blue flowers in late summer.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is: Deciduous
Flower: Blue in Summer; Blue in Autumn
Foliage: Green in Summer; Purple, Red in Autumn
Habit: Mat Forming, Rounded, Spreading
Awards: RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Hardy blue-flowered leadwort) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
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Suggested uses: Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Mediterranean
Cultivation: Plant in in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
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Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types) |
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Moist but well-drained, Well-drained |
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Acid, Alkaline, Neutral |
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| Light: |
Full Sun |
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South |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4) |
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