I have a bed with all three - red, white, and blue plumbago. When they're all in bloom it's very patriotic. The blue is the most prolific bloomer, followed by the white, and last by the red. No pest issues with any of them.

I had varying luck with the red (Plumbago indica), and it always suffered if pruned (tips or branches) during the wet season through midwinter (June-February). This was in coastal Palm Beach county.

It certainly is stunning when in bloom, but never as robust in form and habit as the blue, alluded to already by fawnridge.

The reason the red does not do too well in our lovely state is due to all our wonderful sunlight and long days of lights. The Indica likes to be planted in partial shade but it needs short days and long nights to induce the blooms to be prolific. I have growen it indoors and treated it somewhat like a Christmas cactus and it blooms beautifully. It blooms predominantly in the winter months ue to the length of the days,. I have had success with more frewuent blooming by gicing it short doors in the summer indoors. It truly is a beutiful plant. Linga

I don't think I have seen a red or white plumbago...anyone have pictures?

Plumbago indica - Red Plumbago. The bloom is a long, sticky, panicle. Leaves are three times the size of the blue variety.

Plumbago auriculata "Alba" - White Plumbago. Closeup of one of the two remaining flowers. The north wind ripped through here this morning and all the Plumbago is on the north side of the garden.

When crosses are made for specific desires (red flower), it's often funny the side effects that occur (jumbo leaves)!

Plumbago indica is a tropical plant and likes days and nights of equal length. It is not as free flowering as P. auriculata, but still worth growing. It does not need such rigorous pruning as P. auriculata (which needs cutting back to encourage flowering on new growth) but sill needs pruning to keep tidy and within bounds.