Ceratostigma willmottianum

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Ceratostigma willmottianum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Core eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Plumbaginaceae
Genus: Ceratostigma
Species: C. willmottianum
Binomial name
Ceratostigma willmottianum
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Ceratostigma willmottianum is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae that is native to western China and Tibet.[1] It is an ornamental deciduous shrub that grows to 1 metre in height, with pale blue plumbago-like flowers appearing in autumn as the leaves start to turn red.[2]

References

  1. "Ceratostigma willmottianum I.Williams". The Plant List; Version 1. (published on the internet). 2010. Retrieved 5 January 2013. 
  2. Kristo Pienaar (1 August 2003). South African 'What Flower Is That'?. Struik. pp. 81–. ISBN 978-1-86872-441-3. Retrieved 5 January 2013. 


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