PlantFiles: White Plumbago, Cape Leadwort
Plumbago auriculata 'Alba'

I brought this plant with me whenever I moved from San Antonio and kept it in a pot in my backyard greenhouse for a couple of years during the winter. I finally planted it 4 years ago. I rake several inches of leaves up around it whenever cold weather arrives and so far it has come back every year. I also planted a blue one and it is still with me also here in Shawnee, OK

I have the white and the blue Plumbago and love them! They are virtually "no fuss" plants once they are established.

This plant is very attractive when intermixed with the typical blue varieties of Plumbago. The flower shape is similar to garden phlox and has somewhat of the effect of being a giant phlox plant. Allow alll Plumbago plenty of room in a flower bed or rear border of a garden planting or else plan to keep it pruned to a more upright growth habit. The large cascading branches can overwhelm surrounding plants and cause them to suffer from lack of light.

Jeremy