To celebrate the 60th anniversary of Hawaiian Admission Day this Aug. 16, you might want to add the bright white-flowering native ground cover iliee to your garden. If you d prefer a blue flowering ...

Fifteen species are included in the genus Plumbago, ranging from tropical annuals to perennials to shrubs. Escapade blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata 'Escapade Blue') is a compact multibranched ...

Plumbago (plum-BAY-go). It’s an easy name to remember because it rhymes with “lumbago,” a word for lower back pain. And pruning a year’s worth of plumbago growth, plus hauling it away, is guaranteed ...

I love blue flowers in my yard and Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is one of my favorites. It grows fast and can be grown as an annual in your yard or as a perennial in pots. It’s light blue phlox ...

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 commonly found in ...

During a recent conference I was gifted a beautiful plumbago. Upon returning home I repotted it and it has provided me with some beautiful blue to purple flowers. It has been quite happy in a ...

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 quarter ...

Plumbago has been adding color to the garden for many years. I have the old blue variety that produces pale blue and showy flowers all year. ‘Imperial Blue,’ the relatively new variety, has excellent ...

I was mulling ideas in my head for this article and realizing the Fourth of July is almost here. Looking out my kitchen window, I gazed at my gorgeous blue Plumbago plant. The color blue is not common ...

It seems like whenever I travel outside of our Zone 5 climate, I get a case of what some people call “zone envy”. There’s always a plant or two at my destination that would look perfect in my garden ...

Nature does fast-growing ground cover plants very well. Look at any large area of woodland, rainforest, open country or dry terrain and you will see colonies of plants at your feet. They often form ...