Plumbago auriculata 1200x1200 1
Plumbago auriculata 1200x1200 1

Common names: Cape leadwort (English). 
Botanical name: Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata, commonly known as Cape leadwort or plumbago, is a versatile and resilient plant that can brighten up any garden with its sky blue flowers. This scrambling shrub attracts butterflies and birds, and is a larval food plant for the common blue butterfly. It has various traditional uses, such as treating warts, broken bones, and bad dreams. Plumbago is easy to grow, as it tolerates drought, frost, and any soil type. It can be pruned into a hedge, trained into a standard, or left to ramble into trees. Plumbago is a must-have for any wildlife-friendly garden.

Uses & Benefits: hedge, medicine

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Family: Plumbaginaceae
Type: scrambler, shrub
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