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Ceratostigma is a ground-covering plant native to the Himalayas. It is drought-resistant and valuable for its unusually late flowering time. It sprouts later in the spring, but late summer and autumn are the peak of the season for it. Its gentian-blue flowers appear from August to October and contrast with the red-colored autumn foliage.

Leadwort is an excellent and very hardy ground-cover perennial that originally comes from regions of western China, where it commonly grows on sunny to semi-shaded rocky slopes. You will receive a mature plant in a pot from us, which you can simply transplant directly into your garden. With a height of twenty to twenty-five centimeters, it will quickly become an unobtrusive but very hardworking inhabitant of your beds. It thrives best in well-drained loamy or sandy soil with regular watering. The real color show begins at the end of summer. From August to October, the plant is richly covered in a flood of tiny flowers in vibrant shades of royal and azure blue that attract bees and other pollinators. The originally green leaves simultaneously gradually change their color to deep red and burgundy. In the garden, it serves as a perfect underplanting for taller shrubs. It is not suitable for cutting for a vase or for drying, but it does not require support, is avoided by pests, and reliably withstands frosts down to minus twenty-five degrees.