Leadwort 1 Live Flowering Groundcover, 1 Gallon Pot – Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

Leadwort (Ceratostigma plumbaginoides), also known as Hardy Plumbago, is a low-growing perennial groundcover admired for its vivid blue flowers and colorful seasonal foliage. Clusters of small, five-petaled, gentian-blue blossoms appear from late summer into fall, creating an attractive contrast against the plant's fresh green leaves. As temperatures cool, the foliage often develops striking shades of red, burgundy, and bronze.

This ornamental perennial develops a spreading, mat-forming growth habit through underground stems, making it suitable for garden borders, slopes, rock gardens, woodland edges, and groundcover plantings. Its combination of late-season blue flowers and warm autumn foliage provides seasonal interest when many other flowering perennials are finishing their bloom cycle.

Leadwort grows in full sun to partial shade and prefers well-drained soil. It adapts to a variety of garden conditions and offers some drought tolerance once established. As an herbaceous perennial, Leadwort naturally enters dormancy during winter and may emerge later in spring than many other garden plants.

Each order includes 1 live Leadwort plant supplied in a 1-gallon nursery container (G1).

Shipping Height: Not specified.

Shipping Size

• Quantity: 1 Live Leadwort Groundcover Plant

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot (G1)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Plant Form: Rooted, Container-Grown Herbaceous Perennial

• Flower Color: Vivid Blue

• Foliage Color: Green, Turning Red to Burgundy in Fall

• Growth Habit: Low-Growing, Spreading, Mat-Forming

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous Herbaceous Perennial; May Be Dormant With Little or No Visible Foliage

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Quantity: 1 Live Leadwort Plant

• Container Size: 1 Gallon Nursery Pot (G1)

• Shipping Height: Not specified

• Common Name: Leadwort

• Alternative Common Name: Hardy Plumbago

• Scientific Name: Ceratostigma plumbaginoides

• Plant Type: Herbaceous Flowering Groundcover

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Growth Habit: Low-Growing, Spreading, Mat-Forming

• Flower Color: Vivid Blue

• Flower Characteristics: Small, Five-Petaled Blossoms in Clusters

• Bloom Season: Late Summer to Fall

• Foliage Color: Green

• Fall Foliage Color: Red, Burgundy, and Bronze

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Sunlight: Full Sun to Partial Shade

• Soil Preference: Well-Drained Soil

• Water Requirements: Moderate; Some Drought Tolerance Once Established

• Pollinator Interest: Flowers May Attract Bees and Other Pollinators

• Landscape Uses: Groundcovers, Garden Borders, Slopes, Rock Gardens, and Woodland Edges

• Ornamental Interest: Blue Late-Season Flowers and Colorful Fall Foliage

• Seasonal Habit: Deciduous Herbaceous Perennial

• Winter Appearance: Dormant; Aboveground Growth May Disappear

• Spring Emergence: May Emerge Later Than Other Perennials

Live Leadwort flowering groundcover perennial, natural root system, nursery growing medium, 1-gallon nursery container.