Blue Plumbago Live Plant – Flowering Perennial Shrub

Bring a soft sweep of blue to your patio or garden with blue plumbago (Plumbago auriculata), also known as Cape Leadwort. Clusters of blue flowers appear along arching branches, creating a relaxed, mounding display that works beautifully in containers, borders, and warm-climate shrub plantings. Its flowers also attract butterflies.

Plant Highlights

• Product: Live plumbago plant, not seeds.
• Flowers: Blue clusters, with a long flowering season from spring through fall in favorable warm conditions.
• Habit: Arching, mounding shrub that can be trained against a support.
• Light: Full sun to partial sun.
• Soil: Fertile, well-draining soil.
• Climate: Tender perennial for warm climates; grow in a movable container or as a seasonal plant where winters are cold.
• Established plants: Heat and drought tolerant, though regular watering helps support growth and flowering.

Choose Your Plant Pack

Select the option that suits your planting project: 1 plant, 3 plants, or 10 plants. Plant size and fullness vary with the season and growing conditions. Mature size depends on climate, pruning, and whether the plant is grown in a container or in the ground.

Planting and Getting Established

Choose a sunny to partly sunny location with good drainage. For patio growing, use a container with drainage holes and a well-draining potting mix. Water after planting, then check the soil regularly as the roots establish. Keep it evenly moist without leaving it saturated.

Ongoing Care

Water according to soil moisture and weather, checking containers more frequently during hot or dry periods. Once established, plumbago tolerates dry spells, but avoid allowing a newly planted specimen to dry out completely. Prune in late winter or early spring in warm climates to shape the plant and encourage fresh growth.

Cold-Weather Care

Plumbago is not reliably winter-hardy in cold climates. If grown in a container, move it to a bright, frost-free location before freezing weather arrives. Outdoor plants may lose foliage or suffer dieback in cold weather; recovery depends on the severity of the winter and local growing conditions.

Picture a sunny patio pot spilling with blue flower clusters, or a small group bringing repeated color along a garden border. Choose your pack size to create the display that fits your space.