Plumbago zeylanica is an evergreen, scrambling, multi-stemmed shrub, about 1.5 m tall, with slender branches that are climbing, prostrate or erect, which can grow up to 1.5 or even 2 m long. The leaves are about 50 × 30 mm, pale green above and greyish underneath, arranged alternately on the stems.
Plumbago Zeylanica Care
Plumbago Zeylanica
What is the plant
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Humidity
Normal
Lighting
Full Sun
Hardiness zone
9 - 11
Difficulty
Medium
How to Care for the Plant
Water
Keep the plant moist for the first couple of weeks after planting. Once established, much less watering is required.
Pruning
Trim to keep confined to planting area and to encourage branching. The plants can be formed and managed as a low hedge, or allowed to grow as a free form low shrub in larger areas
Sunlight
A stick of the plant is placed in the thatch of huts to ward off lightning.
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Additional
This active moiety has also been reported to possess significant cytotoxic activity, as demonstrated in in vitro experiments conducted with keratinocytes[7] and pancreatic cancer cells. Plumbago zeylanica L. usually referred to as Ceylon leadwort, doctor bush and wild leadwort, is one of the well-known herbal plant. It also named as chitramula and chitrak in Ayurveda. Chitrak is a perennial herb cultivated in shady places in the garden for its brilliant inflorescence
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