Plumbago rosea

Read about Plumbago rosea in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture
Plumbago rosea, Linn. (P. sanguinea, Hort.?). St. zigzag, more or less climbing, glabrous even in the inn.: lvs. large, ovate - elliptic, the short petiole somewhat clasping: fls. purplish red, in long racemes, the corolla- lobes little if any exceeding the exserted part of the tube, the calyx glandular-hairy; base of style hairy. s. Asia. B.M. 230. Var. coccinea, Hook. (P. coccinea, Salisb.), is a form with larger scarlet fls. B.M. 5363. Gng. 1:183. H.T. 11.6:292. This is the form chiefly cult. —Like P. capensis, this species is useful for summer bedding. It is also an excellent subject for winter blooming in pots. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.