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Key feature: Fall Color Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Light Needs: Prefers Full Sunlight, Tolerates Partial Shade Height: 8-12 Inches Width: 12-18 Inches Growth Rate: Medium Deer Resistant Attracts Butterflies
See more plant details below Blue Leadwort
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
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Description
A groundcover that provides interest in late summer, after many other perennials are finished blooming, Leadwort is hard to beat. The foliage is green during the summer, then turns a beautiful bronzy-red in fall. It provides the perfect backdrop for the brilliant gentian blue blooms which are present from late summer until the first hard frost.
Height:
8-12 Inches
Width:
12-18 Inches
Form:
Spreading
Flower Color:
Blue
Bloom Season:
Summer
Foliage Color:
Green
Fall Color:
Red
Growth Rate:
Medium
Deer Resistant
Attracts Butterflies
This versatile groundcover will grow in either full sun or part shade. Plants will perform better in partial shade in southern climates. Afternoon shade will result in more open plants that spread more freely. This plant is great for hot, dry places, but could use some water when really hot. Leadwort goes completely dormant in the winter, and tends to emerge late in the spring, so be careful to remember where you have planted it. Planting before midsummer is highly recommended. Any divisions should be made in spring. Winter mulch in zone 5 is also recommended.
Hardiness Zone:
5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Light Needs:
Prefers Full Sunlight, Tolerates Partial Shade
Description
A groundcover that provides interest in late summer, after many other perennials are finished blooming, Leadwort is hard to beat. The foliage is green during the summer, then turns a beautiful bronzy-red in fall. It provides the perfect backdrop for the brilliant gentian blue blooms which are present from late summer until the first hard frost.Height: 8-12 Inches Width: 12-18 Inches Form: Spreading Flower Color: Blue Bloom Season: Summer Foliage Color: Green Fall Color: Red Growth Rate: Medium Deer Resistant Attracts Butterflies
This versatile groundcover will grow in either full sun or part shade. Plants will perform better in partial shade in southern climates. Afternoon shade will result in more open plants that spread more freely. This plant is great for hot, dry places, but could use some water when really hot. Leadwort goes completely dormant in the winter, and tends to emerge late in the spring, so be careful to remember where you have planted it. Planting before midsummer is highly recommended. Any divisions should be made in spring. Winter mulch in zone 5 is also recommended.
Hardiness Zone: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9 Light Needs: Prefers Full Sunlight, Tolerates Partial Shade
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