• Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Plumbago zeylanica

wild plumbago

Nomenclature

Common Name:

wild plumbago

Synonym(s):

Plumbago scandens

Genus species:

Plumbago zeylanica

Family:

Plumbaginaceae

Plant Specifics

Form:

shrub

Size:

1 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide

Life Span:

Long-lived perennial

Flower Color:

white

Fruit Color:

NA

Phenology:

Evergreen

Noted For:

Landscaping

Recommended Uses:

Understory shrub or use a group as a groundcover in a shady setting.

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Moisture Tolerance:

Always Flooded---------------------------------Extremely Dry

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -to- Somewhat long very dry periods

Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:

Unknown

Salt Spray/Salty Soil Tolerance:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray.

Soil or Other Substrate:

Sand, Lime Rock

Soil pH:

Suitable to Grow In:

9B,10A,10B,11

Ecology

Wildlife:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host for Cassius blue.





Attracts butterflies, moths, and bees.

Native Habitats:

Coastal hammocks.

Comments:

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General Comments:

This species is grown primarily for its use as a butterfly plant. It is not as showy as the commonly grown introduced plumbago.



This species has a pan-tropical distribution.