ON THIS PLANT
Plumbago europaea, also known as the common leadwort, is a plant species in the genus Plumbago found in the Mediterranean Basin and Central Asia. Plumbago europaea produces the flavonol europetin.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Plant Type
- Shrub
- Life Cycle
- Perennial
- Genus
- Plumbago
- Family
- Plumbaginaceae
- Hardiness Zone
- 5-9
- Mature Height
- 91 cm
- Mature Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cm
- Leaf Color
- Green, Light Green
- Leaf Type
- Deciduous
- Flower Color
- Pink, Purple, Blue
- Flower Size
- 0.76 cm to 1.02 cm
- Bloom Time
- Summer, Early fall
- Planting Time
- Spring, Summer, Autumn
- Harvest Time
- Late summer, Fall
- Native Area
- Turkey, Tunisia, Slovakia, Montenegro, Cyprus, Bulgaria, Armenia, Greece, Croatia, Morocco, Lebanon, Serbia, Iraq, Syria, Italy, Spain, France, Iran, Albania, Azerbaijan, Algeria, Romania, Turkmenistan, Portugal
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en European Leadwort en European toothwort en European plumbago en Plumbago en Phlox en Miosótis
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