Ceratostigma willmottianum
Ceratostigma willmotianum produces true blue to lilac-blue flowers in late summer and fall against autumn red foliage.
Ceratostigma willmotianum is an interesting shrub from southwestern China that produces true blue to lilac-blue flowers in late summer that are still blooming when the deep green diamond-shaped foliage turns red in autumn. Tolerant of poor soils and periods of drought.
Common Name: Chinese Plumbago
Family: Plumbaginaceae (The Leadwort Family)
Zone Hardiness: 6-10
Light: Full Sun, Part Sun
Height: 2-4'
Width: 2-3'
Primary Bloom Colour: Blue
Secondary Bloom Colour: Lavender
Bloom Time: Summer - Fall
Foliage Colour: Green, Good Fall Colour
Class: Deciduous
Type: Shrub
Soil Moisture: Average, Dry
Stem Colour:
Fragrance: No
Berries:
Benefits: Butterflies, Hummingbirds
Deer Resistant: Unknown
BC Native: No
Native Habitat: Warm valleys at forest edges or in thickets from 700-3500 metres in western China and Tibet.
Award: AGM
Geographical Origin: Asia - China and Japan
