Flowers · Stone Fruit
PlumbagoCape Leadwort
Plumbago (Cape Leadwort). A stone-fruit tree for the Intermountain West. Plant in the spot it will live for thirty years, water deep through the first two seasons, and resist the urge to over-prune.
Sizes & prices
Pickup pricing
| 4" pot | plumbago-cape-leadwort-pot | $6 |
Sizes update with the season. Confirm availability via the contact form before driving out.
- Category
- Flowers
- Subcategory
- Stone Fruit
- Life cycle
- Perennial
- Season
- Warm
- Time to bearing
- 3+ years
- Sun
- Full sun
- Type
- Heirloom
Care notes
Growing flowers, the short version.
Tip 1
Read the tag for sun: full, part, or shade. Don’t fight it.
Tip 2
Deadhead spent blooms to push the plant into producing more.
Tip 3
Most perennials look thin year one, fill in year two, peak year three.