Plumbago zeylanica | White Florida Native Plumbago | Flowering Landscape Shrub

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Wild Plumbago
Plumbaginaceae
Also known as Plumbago scandens

5" pots, shipped bare root but wrapped carefully if shipping is selected. 

Larval host for Cassius blue butterfly! Attracts butterflies, moths, and bees. The purple flowered plumbago seen all over Florida yards is NOT native. This is the true native! I think it is nicer, too. It doesn't get that stringy, anemic look like the non native. It is a fast growing, tough plant that isn't phased by periods of drought or flooding rains. In habitat, it's seen growing in full sun but I have never seen cultivated ones do well in full sun. 

Plant Specifics
Size:    1 ft tall by 3-4 ft wide    
Life Span:    Long-lived perennial
Flower Color:    White
Phenology:    Evergreen
Habitats:    Coastal hammocks.
Landscaping
Recommended Uses:    Understory shrub or use a group as a groundcover in a shady setting.    
Light:  Part Shade,  Shade
Moisture Tolerance:    somewhat wet to extremely dry
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance:    Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water.
Salt Spray Tolerance:    Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray. Exposure to salt spray would be uncommon (major storms).
Soil/Substrate:    Lime rock, Sand