Plumbago auriculata White

Plumbago auriculata White

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Common Names

Plumbago (english)
Blousyselbos (afrikaans)
umabophe (zulu)

Taxonomy

Family PLUMBAGINACEAE
Genus Plumbago
Species auriculata
Sub Specie White
SA Plant Number
Basionym Plumbago auriculata White

Description

Plumbago auriculata white is a hardy, scrambling, much branched, evergreen shrub.

It bears masses of edible, white Phlox-like flowers on and off all year round.

It is an important butterfly host plant and attracts both butterflies and birds to the garden. 

A popular garden and hedging plant that is also suitable for covering banks.

Prune regularly to keep smaller and in shape as it can get quite wild. Train up a trellis to make a beautiful, floriferous climber.

When kept short, it can be used as a groundcover or trimmed into a lovely small hedge.

It grows in sun or shade. Water well in summer and less in winter to give it a resting period for best results.

It has many traditional and medicinal uses.

Size Up to 2m

Wildlife

Wildlife garden plant:

This shrub is an important butterfly host plant and attracts both butterflies and birds to the garden.

Uses

Distribution

Gauteng, Mpumalanga, KwaZulu Natal,  Free State, Eastern Cape, Western CapeNatural Habitat:

Scrub, Thicket, Valley Bushveld

 

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