By Jeanette Castanon
At a recent conference, I was introduced to a beautiful plumbago. Back home, I rethought it and it provided me with beautiful blue to purple flowers. He was quite satisfied in a relatively shaded component of my component’s terrace and didn’t want that common. watering the more he had to settle. Recently I was in HEB and I saw that they had to buy, if you take one home they will not have many disorders with pests or diseases, and if you plant them on the floor. in a sunny place, they will thrive even more than if they were kept in a giant pot.
They bloom frequently from last spring until the first frost. Some winters or in protected sites, they will possibly remain persistent. At other times, they will freeze on the ground. Just cut them off and they will reappear in early spring. In very bloodless regions, they get advantages of a layer of mulch to protect the roots in winter.
Other than that, plumbago essentially requires no maintenance. I don’t want to fertilize or worry about insects. Once established, it is drought tolerant, but possibly wants extra water when things remain very dry.
It grows in the sun, but it also grows very well in partial shade, as long as it receives enough light. In creaminess, it will measure 3 to four inches at the top and four to 6 inches wide.
For more information, call AgriLife at 498-4071 in Odessa or 686-4700 in Midland, email [email protected] or visit aggie-horticulture. tamu. edu or westtexasgardening. org.