This easy-to-grow ground cover has a couple of quirks you'll want to be aware of so you can enjoy its beautiful blue blooms ...

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While some plants may express their resentment of the desert heat in the summer, well-established plumbago shrubs bloom in Midland and Odessa well until frost. This plant loves our West Texas sunshine ...

A: Wait until after the last frost in early spring. You could plant now, but a new plumbago would be especially susceptible to freezes, so you would need to protect it when it's 32 degrees or colder.

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