The Chinese plumbago, Ceratostigma willmottianum, is a spreading, deciduous shrub with slender, bristly mid-green stems and green leaves with purple margins, which become bright red in autumn. From late summer to autumn it bears striking cobalt-blue flowers, when many other flowers have gone over.
Grow Ceratostigma willmottianum towards the front of a sheltered, sunny border in well-drained soil. Cut back dead flowers in spring.
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Ceratostigma ‘Willmottianum’ and wildlife
Ceratostigma ‘Willmottianum’ has no particular known value to wildlife in the UK.
Is Ceratostigma ‘Willmottianum’ poisonous?
Ceratostigma ‘Willmottianum’ has no toxic effects reported.
