WILD PLUMBAGO

Plumbago scandens

 

3 to 4 feet

Fast rate of growth

Partial shade

Excellent salt and drought tolerance

Zones 9 to 11

 

A sprawling, woody, vine-like shrub or tall ground cover with evergreen, glossy, dark green leaves.

Spikes of year-round, white, star-shaped flowers are followed by long, sticky, seed pods.

Larval host plant of the Cassius Blue.