Ceanothus Arboreus Trewithen Blue Frame

Mr and mrs harvey ansell started this dandenong s garden in 1959 and planted it with the best species and cultivars many of which they imported themselves more often than not from the famous british nursery hilliers. Autumnal blue is attractive upright growing to around 3 meters with sky blue flowers from mid summer to early autumn.

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Ceanothus arboreus trewithen blue frame

Ceanothus arboreus trewithen blue 1 of 1. Fast growing these desirable shrubs draw attention with their stunning flowers. Ceanothus also known as californian lilac are very popular with bees and butterflies due to the masses of flowers that cover them.

Ceanothus arboreus trewithen blue is a commonly grown variety as the name suggests is quite treelike and very vigorous with open heavy growth and larger leaves. Californian lilacs i first saw ceanothus arboreus trewithen blue growing in pirianda gardens twenty acres filled with wonderful trees and shrubs. Long 12 cm of fragrant deep blue flowers in late spring and early summer.

Ceanothus blue mound is more compact growing up to around 1 5 meters in the right conditions. If you cut off quite a lot. The evergreen oval foliage provides a dark green foil for.

Free flowering lovely foliage ease of cultivation drought and salt tolerance. Can be grown free standing or wall trained. It has been widely cultivated in california and europe and has been used in informal hedges as screening and in roadside plantings.

They are fast growing but may be short lived. A particularly free flowering ceanothus bred in cornwall ceanothus arboreus trewithen blue is a large vigorous evergreen shrub or small tree for the larger garden with graceful arching branches. The leaves are large oval and a glossy deep green.

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