species
Ceratostigma willmottianum
Chinese plumbago
Scale drawing from this record, beside a 1.7 m figure.
Ceratostigma willmottianum belongs to the family Plumbaginaceae, also known as Chinese plumbago, introduced to the UK. It reaches 1 m tall and 1.2 m across in about 10 years. It grows in full sun, on loam, sand or chalk soil, where the ground is neutral or alkaline and in well drained conditions, and suits sheltered positions. It flowers from August to October. Its RHS hardiness rating is H5 (hardy, cold winter): −15 to −10°C.
Assembled from the attributes recorded below.
What this plant needs
- Size at maturity
- 1 m tall × 1.2 m across, after about 10 years
- Hardiness
- H5 (RHS)
- Aspect
- Full sun
- Soil
- Loam, Sand, Chalk
- Acidity
- Neutral, Alkaline
- Moisture
- Well drained
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- In the UK
- Introduced
When it flowers
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
- Oct
- Nov
- Dec
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