Should Plumbago auriculata Be Grown As A Trimmed Hedge Or A Regular Landscaping Shrub?
Monday, October 20th, 2008Plumbago auriculata is one of the most useful landscaping shrubs available to the Mediterranean and dry climate gardener. It is often planted in the wrong place however, which gives this fine plant a bad name.
Plumbago auriculata, or Cape Plumbago, is a somewhat strange landscaping shrub. It has many fine qualities, not least its profuse blooming of sky blue flowers through most of the warm, growing season. For Mediterranean and dry climate gardeners in particular, its capacity to withstand drought, neglect and poor, alkaline soils makes it one of the most useful landscaping shrubs available. Yet it often induces negative reactions from home gardeners. Why is this?