About Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue - Chinese Plumbago 3 Litre Pot
Ceratostigma willmottianum Forest Blue - Chinese Plumbago Forest Blue
A beautiful deciduous subshrub valued for its stunning late-season display of brilliant blue flowers and colourful autumn foliage. This compact plant brings vibrant colour when many other plants are fading.
Seasonal Highlights
From late summer through to the first frosts, masses of intense gentian-blue flowers appear above the foliage. In autumn, the leaves turn attractive shades of red and bronze before falling.
Key Features
- Brilliant blue flowers from late summer to autumn
- Attractive red-bronze autumn foliage colour
- Compact habit suitable for smaller gardens
- Valuable late-season nectar source for pollinators
- Fully hardy and easy to grow
Perfect For
Ideal for the front of sunny borders, cottage gardens, and mixed plantings. Works well in gravel gardens and provides valuable late-season interest alongside ornamental grasses and perennials.
Growing Tips
Plant in full sun or light shade in well-drained soil. Can be cut back hard in spring to encourage fresh growth and abundant flowering. Tolerates drought once established. Benefits from mulching in colder areas.
Looks Great With
Combines beautifully with sedums, rudbeckias, asters, and ornamental grasses. The blue flowers complement the warm tones of autumn perennials and the red foliage echoes autumn colour schemes.
A must-have plant for extending colour and interest into autumn in sunny gardens.
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