28+ Ceanothus Oregon

Hardy to usda zone 7 8 found in the coast range foothills from santa barbara county calif. Climate adapted plants for gardeners in the pnw ceanothus concha.

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Ceanothus oregon

Redstem ceanothus is also known as redstem wild lilac redstem buckbrush oregon tea tree northern buckbrush or soapbloom sanguineus means blood red referring to the stems or flower stalks. Deciduous shrub with green leaves and striking purplish stems. What makes it even better is that ceanothus doesn t grow just anywhere.

A type of inflorescence a compact panicle like inflorescence whose distal end is indeterminate and lateral branches determinate e g lilac. Very near the location where we discovered this handsome small tree was to the largest ceanothus thyrsiflorus ever discovered in 1925 it was nearly 30 tall. Hardy to usda zone 8 coastal bluffs and adjacent flats from point reyes california to 80 miles north.

This species ranges from lane county oregon to santa barbara county california. Selected by xera plants oregon mist hails from the northern most part of its range suggesting superior cold hardiness. Both white e g snow flurry and blue flowered cultivars available.

The west coast from british columbia to california has temperatures that are low enough in summer and mild enough in winter to support this plant and indeed most species of ceanothus originate in california and southwest oregon. Blue blossom ceanothus makes an excellent understory plant. We in portland are fortunate to live in one of the blessed places where ceanothus will thrive.

Blue blossom ceanothus grows in chaparral and woodland plant communities of the outer coast ranges from santa barbara california to southern oregon. Redstem ceanothus oregon tea tree fragrant white flowers in late spring early summer. Sun short lived as are most ceanothus 5 10 years susceptible to diseases.

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