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Plumbago auriculata

Botanic Family

Plumbaginaceae

Author

Lamarck

Common Names

• Cape Leadwort
• Plumbago
• Cape Plumbago (English)
• Kan-gyok-nyo
• Kan-gyok-pya (Myanmar)
• Mannentrouw
• Verliefde luitenantjes (Dutch)

Geographical Habitats

• S. Africa

Natural Habitats

• Hot dry areas

Flowering Times

• Nov-May Summer to late Autumn

Fruiting Times

Scrambling evergreen shrub with 40mm pale blue or white flowers in terminal clusters

Further References

• E & M 1970
• Bailey 1976
• Krussmann 1976
• van der Spuy 1976
• Huxley 1992
• P & R 1997
• RHS A-Z
• Bodkin
• USNH
• The Plant List