Plumbago encompasses a range of plants, including annuals, perennials, and scrambling evergreen shrubs. They feature simple leaves and produce short terminal racemes that bear flowers with five spreading lobes shaped like a salver.

Plumbago

Plumbago aphylla

Plumbago auriculata is an evergreen shrub that can reach heights of over 4 meters when supported. It features slender, climbing stems covered in light green, spoon-shaped leaves. The plant produces terminal racemes adorned with sky-blue flowers, each measuring approximately 15 mm in diameter.

Plumbago auriculata

Plumbago auriculata 'Crystal Waters'

Plumbago auriculata 'Escapade Blue' (Escapade Series)

Plumbago auriculata 'Escapade White' (Escapade Series)

Plumbago auriculata 'Tobago Blue'

Plumbago auriculata Royal Cape ('Monott')

Plumbago auriculata aurea

Plumbago auriculata dark blue-flowered

Plumbago auriculata f. alba is a sprawling evergreen shrub characterized by its slender branches and elongated, light green leaves. During late summer and autumn, it produces clusters of white flowers at the ends of its stems.

Plumbago auriculata f. alba

Plumbago caerulea

Plumbago europaea

Plumbago indica is an evergreen shrub that displays a sprawling growth habit. Its slender stems support ovate leaves and produce terminal racemes of deep rose-pink flowers, each measuring about 2 cm in diameter, which bloom during the autumn and winter months.