I planted this dwarf plumbago in the ground. Does it need full shade or sun? How much water? Does it need fertilzer? How tall? When does it bloom?
Dwarf plumbago
Oh, you are gonna LOVE this one! And, if they were a good price, and I knew where... I'd buy a flat or two, but that's me!
One year ago, about now, I planted 3 in a slightly shaded area, except a few morning and a few mid hours of sun... They took off! This spring, they were back, spread out to cover that area, and are still growing! Once they started blooming this summer (June i think) they do not stop! Right about now, the leaves are turning lovely fall colors and the foliage is beatiful to see in the fall. Red, gold, brown.... lovely.
I put more in this spring, 2 are in full sun, one in a pot that gets neglected. Both full sun are growing and blooming, but not as well as the ones with a little bit of shade, but doing just fine. I do not water the full sun ones as much, as there is no watering system there, but again, that might help. I just love them, as BLUE is my favorite flower, and this is that perfect blue!
Can you tell that i love this plant.....
Mel
Is it Ceratostigma plumbaginoides as shown at the link below?
http://davesgarden.com/pf/showimage/27399/
If it is, I had planted some in a fairly shady spot and it did not do well and grew toward the sun. I moved it to a sunnier spot and it is blooming now. I think it would do well in an area that receives at least 3 to 4 hours of full sun and afternoon filtered shade. I have not grown it in full sun so I don't know if it would burn up in our heat. It is a beautiful plant and well worth waiting for it to bloom at the end of the summer. It continues to bloom for quite some time. I don't think it is picky about the soil in which it grows.
With the heat right now, you need to water it every other day for the first week. Then, start tapering off. I haven't had to fertilize mine. Mine is less than a foot tall.
This message was edited Aug 19, 2005 8:35 AM
Mine are on their third yr, and they have barely grown at all. I think they are getting a LOT more shade than I thought they would. I'm trying to figure out a better place for them. Thanks, Mel and Hazel, for the observations. Now I know where to be looking.
maggie, I had thought that they needed more shade in our hot environment, but obviously they can withstand more sun than I had thought.