Plucky Plumbago.
Plumbago, or Leadwort as it is sometimes called, is a sprawling loose shrub which grows to around 6 feet tall, and as wide as 8 to 10 feet. it is very tough and hardy once established and can handle drought and is not fussy as to soil type. The Plumbago benefits from a good pruning occasionally to keep the growth compact. The plant flowers all throughout the year. Plumbago prefers a warm to temperate climate , but can be grown in cold climates if it is protected from frost and ice, as you would expect from a plant that is Native to South Africa. The two common colours of flowers are Blue and White. I snapped these photos locally, in you - know -where.
Plumbago is an beautiful summer flower and groundcover which is called leadwort. They are looking very attractive.The plumbgo orginate from a Latin word "looks like lead". Plumbago is one of the powerful digestive herb. It is used in most of medicines for indigestion. Plumbago can be easily grown from seed, semi-ripe tip cuttings or by the far the easiast way, is to take rooted off shoots from the parent plant.
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Plumbago flowers are really captivating. They are really looking very attractive and heart warming. I am amazed to see your love for the beautiful plants.
In my part of world it is commonly known as jasmine. It has different varieties such as common jasmine, showy jasmine, arabic jasmine, winter jasmine and many others.
Common poet's jasmine is the national flower of my country; Pakistan. Its intense fragrance is too cool to express in proper words. During my childhood it was a normal practice for me to pluck the flowers in my school where couple of plants were grown.
I loved the fragrance you conveyed through this wonderful blog which renewed memories of young silly days.
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You are right we love cricket and almost everyone here is inspired by Australian team. We wish to want our players to play like the Ausies do. Thank you:)
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I saw this flower for the first time in one of my relative's garden and it is really beautiful.
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Scientific name Plumbago from the family Plumbaginaceae comes from the plumbum, meaning Latin bullet. It was thought to be good for lead poisoning. The motherland is south of Cape region in South Africa and east.
Blue jasmine develops as medium bush. It can be up to 3m long. Branches can not stand upright. The envelope has no gripping properties. It rises on the basis of places. Branches are susceptible to freezing cold. Because of this, the elderly branches often leave their young branches in place. This is not a problem because of the rapid development. It is fully compatible with the Mediterranean climate. In places where summer temperatures are too strong, noon or nearer sun develops in places where the sun does not. In other places the full day sun will not hurt at all. It can dry completely over the ground in frosts more severe than -4C in winter. The bottom of the earth rises to -12 ° C and begins to re-branch rapidly in the spring. If the lambs in winter do not see much damage, they will start to bloom early in the winter.
If you stand in the garden, you do not choose soil. It even develops smoothly even on heavy clay soil. If you are going to grow in the pot, it is better to mix natural land (humus black soil) and some gear sand. Apparently the blue jasmine loves cool earth. The ready-made sachet soil is not suitable for hot countries. In the winter, the roots can not protect from the cold. Leaf creams or chestnut fertilizer are very good as fertilizer.
The arid summer is suitable for the regions that live in, but it is still watery between spring and autumn. Flowering on this count will be continuous.
Reproduction: The blue jasmine is radically separated and separated by the separation of the strong ones from the bottom shoots. It has the property of proliferation by developing continuous shoots under the soil. You can duplicate them at the end of winter. In the summer months, newly completed mature branches can be rooted in the gear sand. It can also be propagated with seed. Seeds should be planted at the beginning of spring. It should not be too late (blue jasmine seeds may not germinate in hotter temperatures).
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Its blue shade is much more beautiful than the white one.
Thank you for sharing....steem on and stay blissful....
Lightly grew well in sandy and deep soil. Your soil must be moist. In the winter, the humidity of the soil is slightly reduced. If you grow jasmine flowers in the pot, you can change the pot in the spring, if needed.
These plants like cool places. The temperature at which they are in winter should not exceed 10 degrees. Winter heat in hot environments can cause the leaves to be bitten. The jasmine flower that passes the winter in warm environments does not bloom.
Jasmine is a plant that loves water. Especially in the summer months it is necessary to water frequently. During frequent periods of irrigation, nutrients can be mixed into the juice of water every two weeks. There is no need for frequent watering in winter. It is enough that the soil is moist.
It's also on my mother's balcony. There is a really beautiful image. @ctrl-alt-nwo
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Is it name Plumbago?. Here is the name Blue Jasmine. I have it too. I'm looking at my balcony. The next step is on the balk where there is no place to go.
Last year was a tiny dive in the tin, I took a pot in this spring. The branches of the summer have grown rapidly, the first party flowers have been turned over, giving back. I'm going to prune your branches to be lush, but I think it's not time, it's giving you exiles from the ends.
The cinnamon is cutting off the flowers, but still flowers. My dog's name is Cinnamon.
I traveled 2 years ago. I went to the big island of Istanbul. There was a house I saw. The entrance door is completely surrounded by Blue Yasemin. I took the picture. It took me a while to find the picture again. :))) @ctrl-alt-nwo
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