Plumbago capensis

Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Plumbago capensis, Thunb. Fig. 3080. Semi-climbing shrub but a straggling upright plant as grown under glass, somewhat glaucous, glabrous except in the infl. :lvs. scattered, oblong-ovate to oblong-spatulate, nearly or quite obtuse and short - mucronate, narrowed into a very short petiole: racemes relatively short, the fls. sometimes appearing as if umbelled; fls. azure-blue, with a very slender tube 1 1/2 in. long and several times longer than the glandular-hairy cylindrical calyx-tube, the corolla-lobes obovate and phlox-like: caps, oblong- clavate, tapering and angled below. S. Afr. B.M. 2110. B.R. 417. Gn. 44, p. 380; 46, p. 245; 48, p. 344; 58, p. 20. G. 18:519; 27:41. Gn.W. 24:121. G.W. 10, p. 331. R.H. 1908:60. Var. alba, Hort., has white fis.—A well-known greenhouse plant. Old plants turned into the soil in late spring in a sunny exposure bloom profusely until frost. Plants struck from fall cuttings also give good bloom the following summer, but younger plants usually do not bloom so well. Plants can be kept in a cellar during winter, or they may be grown under glass for spring and summer bloom. It is an excellent rafter plant. In S. Calif, it climbs trees 15-20 ft. high if undisturbed. P. capensis and the white-fid, varieties are the commonest kinds. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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