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Plumbago
auriculata * Cape Plumbago
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| Cape plumbago will grow to
15 feet or more in a vigorous and enthusiastic mound. Cape Plumbago does have
its uses in the garden. Since Plumbago auriculata requires so little additional water
or help Cape Plumbago is a great plant to hide the house next door. The plant
sends runners underground. So Plumbago auriculata is best planted in a bed where
there are no escape routes. Cape Plumbago grows great in full sun or
even dark shade. There just aren't so many flowers when Cape
Plumbago is grown in the shade. Plumbago auriculata will have very few
flowers if it is trimmed back since the flowers appear at the tips of the
growing branches. The flowers are sticky and tend to attach
themselves to pets and kids, so don't plant them next to pathways unless
this is OK. My kids loved to attach the flowers of the Cape Plumbago
to themselves. I
do use Plumbago auriculata regularly but with a good deal of caution about
its position in the landscape due to its enthusiastic and invasive nature.
High resolution images of
Plumbago auriculata are available.
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