Hardiness zones
Sunset 12-13
USDA 9 - 11

Landscape Use: Accent, background, raised planters, cascade effect

Form & Character: Evergreen shrub, unruly and informal

Growth Habit: Moderate and sprawling to 4' with 8' spread.

Foliage/texture: Oblong-spatulate, 2" long tapering to a short petiole, dark green, stipular leaves and semi-angular stems, medium texture

Flowers & fruits: White tubular flowers in terminal clusters, fruit insignificant

Seasonal color: White flowers from May through September, sporadically through the fall.

Temperature: Tolerant

Light: Full sun to partial shade. Eastern exposures best, avoid western exposures.

Soil: Tolerant.

Watering: Drought tolerant, but supplemental water increases foliar density and lushness.

Pruning: Prune to shape, do not try and maintain this plant as a formal hedge. Frequent shearing diminishes bloom potential.

Propagation: cutting

Disease and pests: None

Additional comments: A xeric alternative to Plumbago auriculata - uncommon.