''Plumbago indica'', the Indian leadwort, scarlet leadwort or whorled plantain, is a species of flowering plant in the family Plumbaginaceae,

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to Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Yunnan in southern China. Growing to tall by wide, it is a spreading evergreen

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

with oval leaves. It produces racemes of deep pink or scarlet flowers in winter. ''Plumbago indica'' is cultivated as an ornamental plant. With a minimum temperature of , it prefers

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or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates. It has gained the Royal Horticultural Society's

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indica Flora of Indo-China Flora of Malesia Flora of Yunnan Garden plants of Asia Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Poisonous plants {{Caryophyllales-stub