Plumbago capensis
By Meanie
- 12 Aug, 2011
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The most beautiful of Mediterranean plants in my opinion!
Grown from seed sown in January.
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It'll come indoors Surreylad.
12 Aug, 2011
Lovely Meanie...
12 Aug, 2011
Very nice & lovely colour!
12 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
It's not beautiful when you have millions everywhere! lol! :>) The seeds will attach themselves to everything and anything (you'll soon find out).
13 Aug, 2011
Thanks guys!
It's allowed to if it wants to Delonix!
13 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
Most likely it won't naturalize there where you live, right?
The gigantic masses of this plant along our freeways here in San Diego look very good mixed with Bougainvillea. It's a very common sight.
13 Aug, 2011
I would think it unlikely..............
13 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
Do you see the white form 'Alba' there? It's very common here, too.
14 Aug, 2011
To be honest Delonix, Plumbago is not seen too often over here (although it's not rare) as it's not suited to our climate (clearly) and requires that little extra effort. But "Alba" is equally available over here, although for me the blue form is by far the nicer!
14 Aug, 2011
Does it grow as an annual or returning shrub?
18 Aug, 2011
It's a tender perennial Delonix. I'll bring it in for the winter.
18 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
So, it's a houseplant there. It's very strange for me to think of this plant as a houseplant.
21 Aug, 2011
Are they easy from cuttings do you know?
21 Aug, 2011
I believe it's very easy from cuttings.
22 Aug, 2011
That's good to hear - my friends and family are all after one!
22 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
The seeds germinate in the hardest, driest soil here with no problems.
22 Aug, 2011
Very easy from seed - mine isn't giving any up though!
22 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
Well, cuttings are the easiest way to propagate. I prefer cuttings to seeds any day.
23 Aug, 2011
It's difficult to find any shoots without buds at the moment.........
27 Aug, 2011
Meanie:
The cuttings can be started even with buds.
27 Aug, 2011
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Nice one, will you be treating it as an annual or over wintering inside? they need a frost free environment don't they..
12 Aug, 2011