Ceratostigma willmottianum, Chinese Plumbago houseplant Bright chartreuse bracts on tall

Bright chartreuse bracts on tall stems in early summer blend beautifully with border companions

Merlot red blossoms form an umbel above a collar of cream bracts dipped in wine

Grassy leaves follow the bloom

loosely-spaced blue flowers have a white petal in the interior

this rounded deciduous shrub is also very drought-tolerant

Ceratostigma willmottianum, Chinese Plumbago houseplant Bright chartreuse bracts on tallIntense cobalt blue pinwheel flowers bloom from summer into late fall on stems with noticeable reddish brown hairs. Flowers persist simultaneously with brilliant red and orange fall leaves the whole shrub glows with this intense color combination! A deciduous shrub, resistant to deer without looking armed and dangerous. Mature size: 3 feet tall x 5 feet wide Minimum temperature: 0 F