Ceratostigma plumbaginoides, the hardy blue-flowered leadwort, is a species of flowering plant in the plumbago family, native to China, where it is known as 蓝雪花 (pinyin: lánxuěhuā; lit.

[2] Growing to 50 cm (20 in) tall and broad, it is a mat-forming herbaceous perennial with small ovoid leaves and bright blue flowers in late summer and early autumn.

Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is native to eastern China, specifically Beijing and the provinces of Henan, Jiangsu, Shanxi and Zhejiang.

[3] The Latin specific epithet plumbaginoides signifies its resemblance to plants in the closely related genus Plumbago.

[4] Ceratostigma plumbaginoides is grown as an ornamental plant in temperate climates, valued for its late season colour.