Ray Hartman Ceanothus Hedge

A profuse show of medium blue flowers in fluffy clusters appear in late spring and will attract butterflies and hummingbirds alike. Ceanothus ray hartman pacific nurseries the ray hartman form of ceanothus is a ca native evergreen shrub that grows to 15.

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Ray hartman ceanothus hedge

California lilac ceanothus app is a large group of native california plants that includes ground covers shrubs and small trees. 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. Awarded the award of merit by the california horticultural society 1957.

Tall 360 600 cm and 10 20 ft. Tolerates pruning and can be trained as a small tree or sheered to create a tall hedge. Ray hartman is a hybrid california lilac variety resulting from a cross between ceanothus arboreus and ceanothus griseus.

You haven t seen how lovely blue can be until you ve seen a ray hartman california lilac ceanothus ray hartman in full bloom. It grows quickly and does well in heavy soils or sand with an upright form. Ceanothus ray hartman mountain lilac ray hartman has huge shiny leaves and large blue flowers.

So don t plant it in high deer areas without a fence. 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. This tall hybrid of ceanothus arboreus and ceanothus griseus grows about 20 ft tall with very straight erect flower clusters.

Thrives in well drained soils in full sun. 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.

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