26+ Ceanothus Dwarf Varieties

Free flowering lovely foliage ease of cultivation drought and salt tolerance. At pacific nurseries to show you the ceanthus.

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Ceanothus dwarf varieties

California lilacs can produce a prolific amount of flowers over a relatively short period. Learn more about monrovia plants and best practices for best possible plant performance. These deciduous or evergreen shrubs look particularly good grown or trained against a sunny sheltered wall but can also be used as border plants informal hedges and ground cover.

Incredibly showy award winner ceanothus dark star california lilac is a spreading evergreen shrub noted for its abundant clusters of fragrant dark royal blue flowers in late spring and early summer. It s important to not confuse this low growing louis edmunds with the taller growing ceanothus griseus louis edmunds which is a 3 6 tall shrub variety in the ceanothus genus so if your installation or landscape design calls for a great spreading ground cover that is amazing when it blooms just ask one of the friendly staff. California lilacs or ceanothus are some of our most fragrant and colorful shrubs here in california.

Most ceanothus varieties are medium sized shrubs. Julia phelps ceanothus julia phelps grows 4 to 7 feet tall with a spread of 7 to 9 feet. Bright blue flowers against tiny dark green holly leaves.

They are also evergreen and very drought tolerant. Ceanothus commonly known as california lilac offers almost everything a gardener could wish for in a shrub. A mature ceanothus in full flower is an impressive sight whether clothed in characteristic blue or the more unusual pink or white.

Ceanothus dark star california lilac california lilac dark star. Darkest blue flowers bloom in spring and again in summer glossy dark evergreen leaves low groundcover shape. Monrovia s blue sapphire ceanothus details and information.

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