General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 7b -15 °C (5 °F) to -12.2 °C (10 °F)
Plant Height: 8-10 feet
Plant Spread: 10-15 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Edible to birds
Other: 3-lobed hard, nut-like capsule
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant

Image
Common names
  • Ceanothus
  • California Lilac

Photo Gallery
Location: in my garden in Del Norte county, Ca. amongst the Redwoods
Date: 2021-05-12
young plant
Location: Botanical Garden Meise
Date: 2016-05-27

Photo courtesy of Singing Tree Gardens Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

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