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Plumbago auriculata is an evergreen shrub, often grown as a climber, ascending rapidly to 6 m (20 ft) tall by 3 m (10 ft) wide in nature, though much smaller when cultivated as a houseplant. [6] The leaves are a glossy green and grow to 5 cm (2 in) long. [3] [4] The stems are long, thin, and climbing. The leaves alternate and are 2–5 cm.
Plumbago indica Plumbago zeylanica. The species include herbaceous plants and shrubs growing to 0.5–2 m (1.6–6.6 ft) tall. The leaves are spirally arranged, simple, entire, 0.5–12 cm (0.20–4.72 in) long, with a tapered base and often with a hairy margin.
Ceratostigma (/ ˌ s ɛr ə t oʊ ˈ s t ɪ ɡ m ə, s ɪ ˌ r æ t-/; [2] [3]), or leadwort, plumbago, is a genus of eight species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of Africa and Asia.
Plumbago zeylanica grows throughout the tropical and sub-tropical climates of the world, [citation needed] including Australia and India. In Australia, it grows in the understory of monsoon forests and vine thickets from sea level to 900 m. [4] In Dhofar, Oman, this species is often found growing on Olea trunks. [5]
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. [2] 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.
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Plumbago auriculata, the Cape leadwort Dyerophytum africanum in Vogelfederberg, Namibia. Plumbaginaceae is a family of flowering plants, with a cosmopolitan distribution. The family is sometimes referred to as the leadwort family or the plumbago family. Most species in this family are perennial herbaceous plants, but a few grow as lianas or shrubs.
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