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{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Plumbago rosea, Scarlet leadwort
| growth_habit = [[Shrub]]
| high = 6ft (2m)
| wide = 3ft (1m)
| lifespan = Tender [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors, Greenhouse
| water = regular / dry
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = 45F / 7C
| name = ''Plumbago indica''
| image = Plumbago rosea01.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Plumbago indica''
}}
'''''Plumbago indica''''', also known as '''''Plumbago rosea''''' or '''Scarlet leadwort''', is a pot plant originally from [[India]]. It enjoys [[subtropical]] or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates.<ref name="Vermeulen 216">Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4</ref>
''Plumbago indica'' has red or pink flowers which appear in the late summer.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref><ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>
==Cultivation==
==Propagation==
==Pests and diseases==
==Uses==
==History==
==Taxonomy==
{{Taxbox
| color = IndianRed
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Plumbaginaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Plumbago]]''
| species = '''''P. indica'''''
| binomial = ''Plumbago indica''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
==Distribution and habitat==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
==See also==
==External links==
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Plumbago rosea, Scarlet leadwort
| growth_habit = [[Shrub]]
| high = 6ft (2m)
| wide = 3ft (1m)
| lifespan = Tender [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors, Greenhouse
| water = regular / dry
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = 45F / 7C
| name = ''Plumbago indica''
| image = Plumbago rosea01.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Plumbago indica''
}}
'''''Plumbago indica''''', also known as '''''Plumbago rosea''''' or '''Scarlet leadwort''', is a pot plant originally from [[India]]. It enjoys [[subtropical]] or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates.<ref name="Vermeulen 216">Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4</ref>
''Plumbago indica'' has red or pink flowers which appear in the late summer.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref><ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>
==Cultivation==
==Propagation==
==Pests and diseases==
==Uses==
==History==
==Taxonomy==
{{Taxbox
| color = IndianRed
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Plumbaginaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Plumbago]]''
| species = '''''P. indica'''''
| binomial = ''Plumbago indica''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}
==Distribution and habitat==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432
==See also==
==External links==