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Plumbago europaea
European Leadwort · European toothwort · European plumbago · Plumbago · Phlox
Tier 2 Difficulty: easy Water: low Light: full_sun
Temperature
5–35 °C
Soil pH
6–7
Hardiness
Zone 5–9
Click count
287
Observations
581
Description
Source: leafsnapPlumbago 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.
Care Guide
💧 Water
☀️ Light Full sun
Ideal: Full sun
🌡️ Temperature 5–35°C
Ideal temperature: 5–35°C
💨 Humidity
Humidity:
🪴 Soil 6-7
Soil pH: 6-7
🌱 Fertilizer
🪴 Pot & Repot
✂️ Pruning
🌿 Propagating
🐛 Diseases & pets
☠️ Toxicity
Characteristics
- 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
Tags (6)
Common Names (6)
en European Leadwort
en European toothwort
en European plumbago
en Plumbago
en Phlox
en Miosótis