Plumbago indica
Plumbago indica, the Indian leadwort, scarlet leadwort or whorled plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Yunnan in southern China.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Plumbaginaceae |
Genus: | Plumbago |
Species: | P. indica |
Binomial name | |
Plumbago indica | |
Synonyms | |
Plumbago rosea L. |
Growing to 2 m (7 ft) tall by 1 m (3 ft) wide, it is a spreading evergreen shrub with oval leaves. It produces racemes of deep pink or scarlet flowers in winter.[1]
Plumbago indica is cultivated as an ornamental plant. With a minimum temperature of 7 °C (45 °F), it prefers subtropical or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates.[2]
It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit.[3][4]
References
- Christopher D. Brickell (2008). RHS A-Z encyclopedia of garden plants. United Kingdom: Dorling Kindersley. p. 1136. ISBN 1405332964.
- Nico Vermeulen (2004-08-31). The Complete Encyclopedia Of Container Plants: Detailed Descriptions of Hundreds of Species. Rebo Publishers. p. 216. ISBN 978-90-366-1584-6.
- "RHS Plant Selector - Plumbago indica". Retrieved 15 April 2020.
- "AGM Plants - Ornamental" (PDF). Royal Horticultural Society. July 2017. p. 80. Retrieved 7 May 2018.
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