Plumbago (plum-BAY-go). It’s an easy name to remember because it rhymes with “lumbago,” a word for lower back pain. And pruning a year’s worth of plumbago growth, plus hauling it away, is guaranteed ...

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, also known as Plumbago capensis, Cape Plumbago, Sky Flower, or Leadwort is native to South Africa. It will grow comfortably in Zones 8-11 in the U.S. and is commonly found in ...

Blue is my favorite color and I love the flowers on the plumbago shrub. I would like to grow them in planters on my patio to liven it up. Can I do that? Sure. Plumbago (Plumbago auriculata) will do ...

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 ...

Description: Plumbago auriculata and c. plumbaginoides are two genera of evergreen shrubs native to South Africa and Southeast Asia, which have climates similar to the Bay Area's. You may not know it, ...

It seems like whenever I travel outside of our Zone 5 climate, I get a case of what some people call “zone envy”. There’s always a plant or two at my destination that would look perfect in my garden ...

I was mulling ideas in my head for this article and realizing the Fourth of July is almost here. Looking out my kitchen window, I gazed at my gorgeous blue Plumbago plant. The color blue is not common ...