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CERATOSTIGMA willmottianum

Commonly known as Shrubby plumbago

Clear blue

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Ceratostigma - Growing Guide

Available Early Spring 2021 - Should be available March/April onwards depending on growing conditions.

individually £13.50 each, 3+ £11.00 each

Available Early Spring 2021

2 to 3 Litre

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Deciduous - lance-shaped to obovate, bristly, mid- to dark-green, purple-margined leaves to 5cm (2in) long. Red in autumn.
Blue - pale to mid-blue with purple-red tubes
Height - 1m (39in)
Spread - 1.5m (5ft)
Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - open-branched, spreading shrub with slender stems
Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F)
Full sun
Additional Features - Pests & Diseases - - powdery mildew.
Place of origin - western China.
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
Flower Shape - Spikes - - flowers to 2.5cm (1in) across in axillary and terminal spike-like clusters
Tubular
Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
Leaf margin - Serrulate - see photos above
Leaf shape - Lanceolate - see photos above
Obovate
Pruning group - Pruning group 7
Suitable for: Evergreen shrubs that flower on previous year's growth in Spring, or current year's growth in late Summer/Autumn.
Action: Cut back flowered shoots to within 1 inch of previous year's growth.
When: Annually after flowering or in Spring if flowering on current year's growth.

RHS group 10
Seasonal Interest - Autumn -
Soil Conditions - Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil -

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Ceratostigma - Growing Guide

Ceratostigma - Growing Guide

1m (39in)
	1.5m (5ft)

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CERATOSTIGMA willmottianum 'Sapphire Ring' >

Commonly known as: Shrubby plumbago.

Yellow-gold foliage and blue flowers. Compact tidy habit

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Available late spring to early summer 2021 - These plants will be available again sometime in late spring/early summer depending on growing conditions.