Scientific Name Ceratostigma plumbaginoides Common Name Leadwort; Dwarf plumbago

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	Hardiness Zones: 6 to 9
	Habit: Semi-Evergreen
	Growth Rate: Moderate to rapid
	Size: 6 to 10 inches
	Site Requirements: Sun to light shade; prefers rich, well-drained, acidic soil; tolerates sand and clay
	Form: Low, horizontal spreading mat
	Texture: --
	Foliage: Dull almost-platinum leaves; elongated oval 1.5 inches long; new growth is bungundy; copper, bronze tinge in fall
	Flower/Fruit: Cluster of .5 inch, 5-petaled, star-shaped gentian blue flowers in mid-summer
	Comments: Space plants 10 to 16 inches apart; aggressive spreader
	Cultivars: --

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