Ceratostigma willmottianum
Ceratostigma willmotianum produces true blue to lilac-blue flowers in late summer and fall against autumn red foliage.
Description:
Ceratostigma willmotianum is an interesting shrub from southwestern China that produces true blue to lilac-blue flowers in late summer that are still blooming when the deep green diamond-shaped foliage turns red in autumn. Tolerant of poor soils and periods of drought.
Common Name: Chinese Plumbago
Family: Plumbaginaceae (The Leadwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour:
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits:
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Warm valleys at forest edges or in thickets, 700--3500 m.
Award: AGM
Geogrpahical Origin: Asia and the Pacific - Asia - China and Japan
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