Ceanothus Ray Hartman Hedge

When this broadleaved evergreen shrub is covered in puffy clusters of blue flowers you will understand why ray hartman one of the founders of the saratoga horticultural foundation lent this tough shrub his name after discovering it in his garden in the 1940s. Long 12 cm in late spring and early summer.

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Ceanothus ray hartman hedge

Ceanothus ray hartman ray hartman wild lilac a fast growing evergreen shrub or small tree that reaches 10 to 20 feet tall with an equal width. It becomes a large mounding shrub to small tree growing 15 20 ft. Ray hartman is a cross between ceanothus arboreus tree ceanothus and ceanothus thyrsiflorus var.

A profuse show of medium blue flowers in fluffy clusters appear in late spring and will attract butterflies and hummingbirds alike. Dense foliage is comprised of large 1 3 in. Tall and as wide.

Opening from rosy buds the sweetly fragrant blooms attract bees butterflies and birds. The orginal seedling was collected in saratoga and grown at leonard coates nurseries in morgan hill. Ray hartman is a cross between the species c arboreus and c thyrsiflorus var.

Plant in sun or very light shade. Flowers are light to medium blue in flower spikes and the leaves are glossy and dark green. The ray hartman ceanothus is one of the largest cultivars to be grown in ornamental landscape and gardens.

The form of ceanothus ray hartman is somewhat upright and lends itself to being trained up as a tree or it makes a stunning large and natural form hedge if left to its own devices. This popular cultivar has large rounded dark green leaves and medium blue flowers in 3 to 5 inch long spikes that appear in late winter through early spring. Planting in heavy clay soils or low lying areas and excessive watering are the conditions that allow the phytophthora fungus to take.

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