Ceratostigma plumbaginoides
leadwort
Plumbaginaceae

Characteristics: Very clean ground cover. Light green foliage, light purple flowers, and wine red buds, tips and stems. Spreads nicely by rhizomes. Late to emerge- doesn’t leaf out until the end of May.

Growing conditions: Full sun, good drainage. Likes heat of a south facing bank.

Limitations: Control for spreading.