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September 25, 2005 : Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
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Keywords: Plumbaginaceae | Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Bunge | 14762-0055-1977
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides has a number of common names: blue leadwood, dwarf plumbago, leadwort and plumbago, to name four. Whatever the vernacular name you choose to use, at this time of year this plant deserves much appreciation for its bronzy-red foliage and blue flowers (I should note that this photograph was taken in evening sunlight, hence the warm tones). For a horticultural perspective of the plant, see the Kemper Center for Home Gardening account.
On occasion, I like to make a photograph available as a desktop wallpaper, so here's the full-size version of the image for your use (warning: roughly 4 MB in size). Please remember that your use is subject to the Creative Commons License.
If you're a local, don't forget to peruse the Alpine Garden Club of BC's fall plant sale at VanDusen Garden this afternoon.
Botany resource link: Economic Botany Links, from the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew in Surrey, UK. A top-notch compilation of links to sites illustrating how humans use plants along with the attendant issues.
Posted by Daniel Mosquin at September 25, 2005 4:33 AM
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Posted by: AmyE at October 23, 2005 10:13 AM
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Hi, this looks like a very interesting plant-is it a shrub or ground cover? I am in DFW Texas and still haven't figured out if things that will grow up north will grow here successfully. Thanks for the info and have a great weekend! Amy