A LITTLE MORE LIFE
ʻIlieʻe
Plumbago zeylanica
Spreading native stems help hold soil while white flowers brighten a sunny edge.
MAKE IT FEEL AT HOME
A spot to thrive.
Much lower and more spreading than blue plumbago; give it room and water when the soil dries.
- Sunlight
- Part sun & shade
- Soil moisture
- Dry soil
- Mature size
- Under 1–3 ft tall · 15+ ft wide
- Season of interest
- Intermittent flowers
- Local climate
- Choose by island, elevation, and rainfall.
- Garden role
- A sprawling flowering groundcover
ONE GOOD SWAP
Instead of blue plumbago.
Plumbago auriculata
Try ʻilieʻe for a sprawling flowering groundcover.
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Photo credits & licenses
ʻIlieʻe: Forest and Kim Starr · CC BY 3.0 us
Blue plumbago: Fuad Al Ansari · CC BY 2.0
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