Re: overwintering


Plumbago auriculata - the real stuff.
I knew it wasn't hardy, but the color is so gorgeous, I thought I'd try
overwintering.
Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is hardy here to, but doesn't hold a candle to
Plumbago auriculata.

Kitty

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <Zemuly@aol.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 31, 2004 4:15 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAT] overwintering


> In a message dated 7/31/2004 12:34:21 PM Central Standard Time,
> kmrsy@comcast.net writes:
>
> But new  to me this year are ... Plumbago
>
>
> Kitty, what kind of Plumbago do you have, creeping or upright?  The
creeping
> kind (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides) or (Plumbago larpentae) is  hardy here
> (zone 7/Mid-South), but the upright one (Plumbago auriculata/P.  capensis)
is not
> hardy beyond the Coastal South. I got this info from my  Southern Living
> garden book.
>
> zem
> zone 7
> West TN
>
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