Notes
This Chinese plumbago, Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue is a deciduous shrub notable for its clusters of pretty, cobalt blue flowers in late summer and autumn, at a time when most other flowers have finished flowering. With a bushy habit, the foliage turns red in autumn, adding interest to the garden. It is also known, rather strangely, as Lice.
Dimensions
- 2/3L
- Height and Spread: up to 100cm (3ft 3in) x W: 150cm (4ft 11in)
Features
Insights
Position it in the front of a sunny, sheltered border, or add to a container on the terrace for a pop of colour. Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue is a recipient of the RHS AGM (Award of Garden Merit), for all round excellence.
Details
- Flowers: August- October
- Hardy
Planting
- Well drained soil
- South, West and East aspects
- Full sun
Care
- Keep well-watered in dry periods
- In early or mid-spring, prune the flowered shoots to within an inch of the old growth.
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