Everything about Ceratostigma totally explained
Ceratostigma (
Leadwort,
Plumbago) (from the Greek word "Κερατόστιγμα") is a genus of eight species of
flowering plants in the family
Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of
Africa and
Asia. Common names are shared with the genus
Plumbago.
They are
herbaceous plants,
subshrubs, or small
shrubs growing to 0.3-1 m tall. The
leaves are spirally arranged, simple, 1-9 cm long, usually with a hairy margin. Some of the species are
evergreen, others
deciduous. The
flowers are produced in a compact
inflorescence, each flower with a five-lobed
corolla; flower colour varies from pale to dark blue to red-purple. The
fruit is a small bristly
capsule containing a single
seed.
Selected species
Cultivation and uses
C. plumbaginoides is grown as an
ornamental plant in gardens for its pale blue flowers and bright red autumn leaves.
Further Information
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