Plumbago zeylanica
Plumbago zeylanica
Safety & Hazards
The plant is toxic when taken internally[1].
Cultivation Details
Prefers a position in full sun or partial shade[2]. Prefers a slightly acidic soil[2]. Plants can flower throughout the year[2].
Propagation
Seed - easily propagated, the seeds germinate in 3 - 4 weeks at 21°c[2, 3]. Germination is almost 100% if both ends of the seed are cut before sowing[2]. After 3 months storage, germination decreased to 40%[2]. Sowing the seeds in a nursery and transplanting into the field at a density of 60 × 60 cm has given good results[2]. Stem cuttings. Roots develop in 1 month - wait for good stem growth before potting them up[3]. Root cuttings[4]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Plumbago+zeylanica>
Pollinators
Insects
References
- [1]The Encyclopedia of Medicinal Plants — Chevallier. A. · Dorling Kindersley. London · 1996 · ISBN 9-780751-303148 ↩︎An excellent guide to over 500 of the more well known medicinal herbs from around the world.
- [2]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.
- [3]Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database — http://www2.bishopmuseum.org/ethnobotanydb/index.asp ↩︎Brief details on over 100 species of Hawaiian plants.
- [4]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.
- [5]Plant Resources of Southeast Asia — http://proseanet.org/ ↩︎Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia.
- [6]Dictionary of Economic Plants. — Uphof. J. C. Th. · Weinheim · 1959 · ISBN - ↩︎An excellent and very comprehensive guide but it only gives very short descriptions of the uses without any details of how to utilize the plants. Not for the casual reader.