Plumbaginaceae FAMILY
Plumbago indica
Plumbago indica
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
3/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitEvergreen Shrub
Growth—
A plant of tropical areas, it thrives very well at temperatures of 25 - 35°c[1]. Prefers a rich, moist and well-drained soil, with a pH of 5.5 - 6[1]. A pH below 5 or above 7 may lead to stunted growth[1]. Plants can flower all year round, but do not set seed[1].
Propagation
Seed - not available[1]. Stem cuttings. Roots develop in 1 month - wait for good stem growth before potting them up[2]. Root cuttings[3]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Plumbago+indica>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
- [3]The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. — Huxley. A. · MacMillan Press · 1992 · ISBN 0-333-47494-5 ↩︎Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed.
- [4]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [5]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.