Pronounciation: Plum-BAY-go zey-lan-EYE-ka

Hardiness zones
Sunset 12-13
USDA 9-11

Landscape Use: Weak floral accent, low background, raised planters, water conservation, cascade effect.

Form & Character: Upright and sprawling, unruly and informal, generally bland.

Growth Habit: Evergreen, mostly herbaceous, broadleaf perennial shrub, moderate growth rate to 4-feet tall with 8-feet spread.

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

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

Seasonal Color: Unimpressive, small white flowers from May through September, sometimes 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, but do not try and maintain this plant as a formal hedge. Frequent shearing diminishes bloom potential.

Propagation: Softwood cuttings

Disease and Pests: None

Additional comments: This is a smaller landscape shrub that functions as a xeric, somewhat less ornate, unimpressive alternative to Plumbago auriculata. It is rarely found in Phoenix landscapes, and that's okay by most everyone.