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Plumbago
Also called Leadworts, Plumbagos
Plumbago is a genus of about 24 species of shrubs and herbaceous plants from warm temperate to tropical regions, grown for their clusters of white, blue, purple, red or pink tubular flowers. Common cultivated members such as Cape leadwort (Plumbago auriculata) are grown as shrubs in warm climates and as container or houseplants elsewhere.
Plumbago is a genus of 24 species of flowering plants in the family Plumbaginaceae, native to warm temperate to tropical regions of the world. Common names include plumbago and leadwort (names which are also shared by the genus Ceratostigma).
Cape leadwort · Whorled plantain · Iguana's Tail · Wild leadwort
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