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{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Freesia
| growth_habit = [[Corm]]
| high = 40cm
| wide = 15cm
| lifespan = Tender [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| water = regular
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
| usda_zones = 9-11
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-28
| name = ''Plumbago auriculata''
| image = Blue flowers01.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Plumbago auriculata''
}}
'''''Plumbago auriculata''''', also called '''''Plumbago capensis''''', '''Blue plumbago''', '''Cape blumbago''' or '''Cape leadwort''', is a well known plant.<ref name="Botanica 691">"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">Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4</ref>
''Plumbago auriculata'' grows fast and to 2 meters (6 feet) tall. It has light blue to blue flowers and also variations with white (''Plumbago auriculata'' var. ''alba'') or deep blue (''Plumbago auriculata'' 'Royal cape') flowers. The leaves are green and grow 4-8 cm (1.5-3 in) long.<ref name="Vermeulen 216"/><ref name="Botanica 691"/>
It grows well in a container outdoors and can be watered freely in the summer. To get the flowers to appear, the plumbago requires a warm place in full sun or partial shade.<ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>
[[Image:Plumbago_auriculata1FLCA.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Plumbago auriculata'']]
[[Image:Plumbago_auriculata1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Plumbago auriculata'']]
==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. auriculata'''''
| binomial = ''Plumbago auriculata''
| binomial_authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
}}
==Distribution and habitat==
Native to [[South Africa]].
==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
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
==See also==
==External links==
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Freesia
| growth_habit = [[Corm]]
| high = 40cm
| wide = 15cm
| lifespan = Tender [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors
| water = regular
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = Frost sensitive
| usda_zones = 9-11
| sunset_zones = 8, 9, 12-28
| name = ''Plumbago auriculata''
| image = Blue flowers01.JPG
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Plumbago auriculata''
}}
'''''Plumbago auriculata''''', also called '''''Plumbago capensis''''', '''Blue plumbago''', '''Cape blumbago''' or '''Cape leadwort''', is a well known plant.<ref name="Botanica 691">"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">Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4</ref>
''Plumbago auriculata'' grows fast and to 2 meters (6 feet) tall. It has light blue to blue flowers and also variations with white (''Plumbago auriculata'' var. ''alba'') or deep blue (''Plumbago auriculata'' 'Royal cape') flowers. The leaves are green and grow 4-8 cm (1.5-3 in) long.<ref name="Vermeulen 216"/><ref name="Botanica 691"/>
It grows well in a container outdoors and can be watered freely in the summer. To get the flowers to appear, the plumbago requires a warm place in full sun or partial shade.<ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>
[[Image:Plumbago_auriculata1FLCA.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Plumbago auriculata'']]
[[Image:Plumbago_auriculata1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|''Plumbago auriculata'']]
==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. auriculata'''''
| binomial = ''Plumbago auriculata''
| binomial_authority = [[Jean-Baptiste Lamarck|Lam.]]
}}
==Distribution and habitat==
Native to [[South Africa]].
==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
*Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608
==See also==
==External links==