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Old 04-01-2010, 10:49 AM posted to uk.rec.gardening
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Default Plumbago - dead or sleeping?

Sacha wrote:

On 2010-01-04 01:06:27 +0000, Timothy Murphy said:

I have 2 plumbago plants that both flowered well in the summer,
and well into the autumn.
But both now look very dead.

Is that the normal look of a plumbago in winter?
If so, should I cut it back severely?


In a greenhouse or conservatory or outside?


Outside - in the snow at the moment.
Isn't plumbago reasonably hardy?
Should admit that this is in Tuscany;
the winter is usually a bit milder than the UK, but not much.

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