Plumbago adds colour to my garden.
I found the baby plant at the Sungai Buloh nurseries. I cost me 3 ringgit then. I fell in love with the blue flowers instantly. I have grown this for 2 years and still do not know its name until today. Bingo!
Are the flowers blue? or is it pale purple? Anyway, it is a nice change from the usual pink, red, orange flowers that I have in my garden. It is good to be able to mix colours in nature's lanscape. Gardening can be so interesting and colourful! Just like painting a picture. But this picture changes everyday and every moment. Different flowers bloom and wither and different visitors like the birds, bees, frogs and insects come and go everyday. As for the flowers, there are hairs at the base of the flowers and buds that tend to stick to clothes and hands. This woody plant is very easy to grow but needs constant triming to get rid of dead ends after the flowers have withered. It loves plenty of sun and watering too. Not much to worry about pests though.
I love plumbago as they are one of the few 'true blue' colored flowers in the garden. I grow the hardier variety and it's more of a ground cover than shrub. Your photos are lovely!
ReplyDeleteLynn (NJ)
It's very nice to meet you!! I look forward to following your blog! You have some very beautiful plants.
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Hello!
ReplyDeleteYour blog is lovely! I have this plumbago plant in my garden too, I just love the bright flowers it brings to the garden. I've seen it in a white color and a rare variety that has red blooms.
lynn, jen and karrita,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for the encouraging comments. Its a great way to start my day.
Red plumbago? It is a South African plant, and we have this gentle sky blue, white, and a new one Royal Cape which is a deeper blue. Got a picture of the red please? Diana
ReplyDeleteHi, Diana. I only have blue plumbago here. My phrase 'usual pink, red, orange flowers' was actually meant to describe other types of flowers in my garden. I'm sorry for confusing you. So, no red plumbago here. It would be nice if I can find the white and deeper blue ones you mentioned over here.
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