Leadwort
Cératostigma
A flowering herbaceous plant or subshrub, it is native to East Africa and Asia. It is widely used in french gardens and unknown when it was first introduced.
The name is derived from the Greek 'keras' meaning horn and 'stigma' referring to the shape of the stigma.
It flowers at the end of summer, from August through October. The blue flowers are compact, each with a 5-lobed corolla. The leaves are small, oval, lined with curved hairs, and turn red in the fall.
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| Cascading down the steps of a garden in Lacoste, 9.16.14 |
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| Blossoms, 9.16.14 |
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| Fall color starting, Lacoste, 9.14.16 |
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| Leaf, 9.16.14 |
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