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When Does Plumbago Auriculata Bloom? A Detailed Guide to Its Flowering Period

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I wonder if you all like blue flowers. In nature, flowers in colors like red and yellow are fairly common, while blue ones are relatively rare, so quite a few people are particularly fond of this kind of distinctive flower. Now a gardening friend has brought up this blue flower, and since they do not know much about it, they are unsure when it blooms. Let me explain it for you!

1. Flowering Time

In fact, its flowering time is fairly fixed, generally between July and September, but if someone deliberately controls it, its flowering period can be adjusted, and it can even be kept in bloom all year round. Generally, the method we use is pinching, and each pinching can delay the flowering period by two weeks, while during its growth process it needs to be pinched two or three times.

2. Flower Shape

Its flowers are quite beautiful. The inflorescence is borne at the branch tips and on short stalks, with leaves subtending the base. This kind of inflorescence has fifteen to thirty or more flowers, though generally they do not all open at once; most of the time only five or fewer are open. Its bracts are long and pointed, the sepals have a little hair along the veins, the tube is purplish red, and the lobes are blue, the two combining naturally. In addition, its anthers are also blue.

3. Flowering Period Care

We need to give it the soil it requires. Generally, it needs slightly acidic soil, and some fertilizer should be mixed in. As for temperature, we need to provide an environment in the twenties (Celsius), and its tolerance is actually quite strong, since anything not exceeding 35°C is workable. And we need to know that if the light is very strong and the temperature is very high, it will have relatively more branches.

In addition, it needs fertilizer. Generally, we should fertilize it at intervals of one week, and the elements it needs include those essential for plants, meaning that neither potassium nor phosphorus can be omitted, so it is best to buy a complete-nutrient flower fertilizer. Also, when watering it, do not use too much water, and be careful not to let the soil become saline.

4. Uses of the Flower

Its flowers are no slouch in ornamental value either, because the period during which they can be enjoyed is fairly long, and in summer they give people a feeling of coolness and can also serve as an accent. Moreover, if we let its long branches hang down, they can be combined with certain containers, and it will look very nice placed in some spots.

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