Plumbago auriculata - Cape Leadwort - Plant in 2 L Pot

These wonderfully colourful plants are native to a wide area across the tropics. Plumbago auriculata has been awarded the prestigious RHS Award of Garden Merit. It is a tender, evergreen plant that will tolerate low temperatures but will not survive frost. It can be treated as an annual or taken into a frost free location over winter. During the summer months and if given protection, late into autumn, this amazing small semi climbing plant produces a real mass of beautiful, intense sky blue tubular flowers with a darker vein along the centre of each petal. Easy to grow in a sunny location in most types of moist fertile soil. Drought resistant. This plant can be used in the garden or a container. If planting in a pot or other container. Use a good quality compost and ensure you keep moist and feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 8-9 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. Pruning can be done in the early spring to control size.