I love blue flowers in my yard and Cape Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) is one of my favorites. It grows fast and can be grown as an annual in your yard or as a perennial in pots. It’s light blue phlox ...

Plumbago auriculata, or Cape plumbago, is an ornamental shrub that thrives in Redlands. It is a member of Plumbaginaceae family and has been well-known since Roman times. Native to South Africa, the ...

While some plants may express their resentment of the desert heat in the summer, well-established plumbago shrubs bloom in Midland and Odessa well until frost. This plant loves our West Texas sunshine ...

Growing Cape Plumbago is like having your own personal ticket to the butterfly wild kingdom. Not only will you be the proprietor of the daily nectar cafe but depending on where you live you will also ...

Growing Cape Plumbago is like having your own personal ticket to the butterfly wild kingdom. Not only will you be the proprietor of the daily nectar cafe but depending on where you live, you will also ...

As we ease into fall and begin to consider what we might add to our gardens that is both beautiful and resilient, one seasonal perennial that is often overlooked is the low-growing blue plumbago ...

What: Ceratostigma willmottianum, commonly called Chinese plumbago, is a bushy perennial that sports electric-blue flowers that sparkle among its late summer foliage. Flowering will start in late July ...

Have you noticed some of the spectacular blue and white flowers this summer? Among the ones that have attracted my attention are the white Cora vinca flowers. They are a summer annual, so they will ...

Each day I check the weather forecast to see if there is a chance for sunshine. This January has been exceptionally cloudy, which can translate to gloomy for those of us who are used to sunny skies.