Product Overview
Dwarf Plumbago (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) is a low-growing perennial prized for its vibrant true blue flowers and spreading groundcover habit. This plant is ideal for adding late-season color to garden beds, borders, and landscape areas. It forms a dense mat that blooms from summer through the first frost, providing extended visual interest.
Key Features
- Groundcover perennial with striking blue flowers
- Blooms continuously from summer to first frost
- Spreading, low-growing growth habit suitable for borders and landscapes
- Attracts butterflies, enhancing garden biodiversity
- Supplied as a well-rooted starter plug ready for transplanting
Growing Information
Dwarf Plumbago thrives in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. Moderate watering is recommended to maintain healthy growth. It is hardy in USDA zones 5 through 9, making it adaptable to a range of climates. This plant’s spreading habit makes it an excellent choice for groundcover in various garden settings.
Plant Condition Disclosure
Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.
Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.
Important Note
You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.
Customer Notice for Live Plants
Live plants may experience normal shipping stress such as leaf loss, yellowing, wilting, or minor branch damage.
Please consider local weather before purchasing. Extreme heat, freezing temperatures, severe weather, shipping delays, or unattended packages may increase plant stress.
Due to the perishable nature of live plants, returns are generally not accepted. If there is an issue with your order, please contact us within 48 hours of delivery and provide the required photos for review.
- Photos of the shipping box
- Photo of the shipping label
- Clear photos of the plant from multiple angles
- Scratch test photos if the plant appears dead or dormant
Dormant, stressed, defoliated, wilted, or transit-shocked plants are not automatically considered dead.
Claims submitted without the required photos or more than 48 hours after delivery may not be eligible for review, replacement, or refund.