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	{{Plantbox		__NOTOC__{{Plantbox
	\| color = IndianRed		\| color = IndianRed
	\| common_names = Plumbago rosea, Scarlet leadwort		\| common_names = Plumbago rosea, Scarlet leadwort
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	\| image_width = 250px		\| image_width = 250px
	\| image_caption = ''Plumbago indica''		\| image_caption = ''Plumbago indica''
			\| regnum = Plantae
			\| divisio = Magnoliophyta
			\| classis = Magnoliopsida
			\| ordo = Caryophyllales
			\| familia = Plumbaginaceae
			\| genus = Plumbago
			\| species = indica
	}}		}}

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	''Plumbago indica'' has red or pink flowers which appear in the late summer.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref><ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>		''Plumbago indica'' has red or pink flowers which appear in the late summer.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref><ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>

			{{Inc\|
			syn. Plumbago rosea, Linn. (P. sanguinea, Hort.?). St. zigzag, more or less climbing, glabrous even in the inn.: lvs. large, ovate - elliptic, the short petiole somewhat clasping: fls. purplish red, in long racemes, the corolla- lobes little if any exceeding the exserted part of the tube, the calyx glandular-hairy; base of style hairy. s. Asia. B.M. 230. Var. coccinea, Hook. (P. coccinea, Salisb.), is a form with larger scarlet fls. B.M. 5363. Gng. 1:183. H.T. 11.6:292. This is the form chiefly cult. —Like P. capensis, this species is useful for summer bedding. It is also an excellent subject for winter blooming in pots.
			}}

	==Cultivation==		==Cultivation==

	==Propagation==		===Propagation===

	==Pests and diseases==		===Pests and diseases===

	==~~Uses==~~		==Gallery==

	~~==History==~~

	~~==Taxonomy==~~
	~~{{Taxbox~~
	~~\| color = IndianRed~~
	~~\| regnum = [[Plant]]ae~~
	~~\| divisio = [[Flowering plant\|Magnoliophyta]]~~
	~~\| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]~~
	~~\| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]~~
	~~\| familia = [[Plumbaginaceae]]~~
	~~\| genus = ''[[Plumbago]]''~~
	~~\| species = '''''P. indica'''''~~
	~~\| binomial = ''Plumbago indica''~~
	~~\| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus\|L.]]~~
	}}

	~~==Distribution and habitat~~==

	==References==		==References==
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	*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248		*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
	*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432		*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

	~~==See also==~~

	==External links==		==External links==

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{{Plantbox
| color = IndianRed
| common_names = Plumbago rosea, Scarlet leadwort
| growth_habit = [[Shrub]]
| high = 6ft (2m)
| wide = 3ft (1m)
| lifespan = Tender [[Perennial]]
| exposure = Sun, Indoors, Greenhouse
| water = regular / dry
| features = Flowers
| hardiness = 45F / 7C
| name = ''Plumbago indica''
| image = Plumbago rosea01.jpg
| image_width = 250px
| image_caption = ''Plumbago indica''

}}

'''''Plumbago indica''''', also known as '''''Plumbago rosea''''' or '''Scarlet leadwort''', is a pot plant originally from [[India]]. It enjoys [[subtropical]] or warm-temperate climates, or a greenhouse in cool climates.<ref name="Vermeulen 216">Nico Vermeulen:"The Complete Encyclopedia of Container Plants", p. 216. Rebo International, Netherlands, 1998. ISBN 90-366-1584-4</ref>

''Plumbago indica'' has red or pink flowers which appear in the late summer.<ref>"Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them", p 691. Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0</ref><ref name="Vermeulen 216"/>

==Cultivation==

==Propagation==

==Pests and diseases==

==Uses==

==History==

==Taxonomy==
{{Taxbox
| color = IndianRed
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Caryophyllales]]
| familia = [[Plumbaginaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Plumbago]]''
| species = '''''P. indica'''''
| binomial = ''Plumbago indica''
| binomial_authority = [[Carolus Linnaeus|L.]]
}}

==Distribution and habitat==

==References==
{{Reflist}}
*Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881926248
*American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432

==See also==

==External links==

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