Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Hardy blue-flowered leadwort, Blue ceratostigma
Ceratostigma Ceratostigma
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
Mat Forming, Rounded, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
Blue in Summer; Blue in Autumn
Green in Summer; Red, Purple in Autumn
Powdery mildew Powdery mildew
Cut back to ground level any shoots that become damaged by frost.
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Hardy blue-flowered leadwort) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Mediterranean
Plant in in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
Hardy blue-flowered leadwort, Blue ceratostigma
Ceratostigma Ceratostigma
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.
Deciduous
Mat Forming, Rounded, Spreading
RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit)
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Blue in Summer; Blue in Autumn
Green in Summer; Red, Purple in Autumn
Cut back to ground level any shoots that become damaged by frost.
Semi-hardwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
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Ceratostigma plumbaginoides (Hardy blue-flowered leadwort) will reach a height of 0.5m and a spread of 0.5m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, City, Cottage/Informal, Beds and borders, Mediterranean
Plant in in moderately fertile, moist but well-drained soil in full sun.
Chalky, Clay, Loamy, Sandy (will tolerate most soil types)
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, East
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3), Hardy (H4)
Zone 10, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7
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Mine don't seem to have grown at all, after planting out over a month ago. Have watered, fertilised, in semi-sunny position. Any clues?
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