Plant Signs

Berkeley Skies California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Berkeley Skies'

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Ceanothus 'Berkeley Skies'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 15 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Bixby Bridge California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Bixby Bridge'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Cascade Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Blue Cascade'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Cloud Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Blue Cloud'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Cushion Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Blue Cushion'

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Ceanpthus 'Blue Cushion'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Jeans Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

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Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blue Ray Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Blue Ray'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Blue Window Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Blue Window'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Carmel Creeper Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Carmel Creeper'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 15 - 30 ft wide

Form: Prostrate, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Celestial Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Celestial Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Celestial Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Centennial Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Centennial'

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Ceanothus 'Centennial', Centennial Ceanothus, Oregon Garden, 5/7/04, from a slide

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Concha Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Concha'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cynthia Postan Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Cynthia Postan'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dark Star Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Dark Star'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Ebbett's Field Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Ebbett's Field'

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Ceanothus 'Ebbett's Field'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ernie Bryant California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Ernie Bryant'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Far Horizons California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Far Horizons'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Frosty Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 8 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Gentian Plume Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Gentian Plume'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 12 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring, Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ian Bush Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Ian Bush'

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Plant type: Perennial herb

Wildlife supported:

Joan Mirov Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Joan Mirov'

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Ceanothus 'Joan Mirov'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Joyce Coulter Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Julia Phelps Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Kurt Zadnik Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Kurt Zadnik'

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Ceanothus 'Kurt Zadnik'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 8 ft tall

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Lt Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Lt Blue'

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Ceanothus LT Blue

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Midnight Magic California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Midnight Magic'

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Ceanothus 'Midnight Magic'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Mount Vision Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Mount Vision'

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Ceanothus 'Mount Vision'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Mountain Haze Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Mountain Haze'

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Ceanothus 'Mountain Haze'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Owlswood Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Owlswood Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 10 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Percy California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Percy'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 5 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Puget Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 12 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Ray Hartman Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 30 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established

Remote Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Remote Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Remote Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Rita Margaret Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Rita Margaret'

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Plant type: Shrub

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Siempre Blue Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Siempre Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 - 20 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sierra Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 25 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sierra Snow Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Sierra Snow'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Skylark Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Skylark'

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Ceanothus 'Skylark'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Pyramidal, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Fall, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established, Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

South Coast Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'South Coast Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Starbright California Lilac

Ceanothus 'Starbright'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Sunbird Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Sunbird'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Tassajara Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue'

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Ceanothus 'Tassajara Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 8 ft tall , 8 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Tilden Park Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Tilden Park'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wheeler Canyon Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon'

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Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 ft tall

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low

Zanzibar Ceanothus

Ceanothus 'Zanzibar'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 10 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Island Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 20 - 30 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Cliff Schmidt Felt-leaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus 'Cliff Schmidt'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 15 - 20 ft tall , 15 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Island Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus arboreus 'Owls Wood Blue'

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Ceanothus arboreus 'Owls Wood Blue'

Plant type: Shrub

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Powder Blue Felt-leaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus arboreus 'Powder Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arching Ceanothus

Ceanothus arcuatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Blue, Lavender, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Rincon Ridge Ceanothus

Ceanothus confusus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 19 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Green, Purple

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Mountain Whitethorn

Ceanothus cordulatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 9 ft wide

Form: Upright, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Hoaryleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 14 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius var. crassifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Hoary Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius var. planus

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Ceanothus crassifolius var. planus

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 - 12 ft tall , 5 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Summer, Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Lompoc Ceanothus

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low, Low

Rodeo Marin Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. ramulosus 'Rodeo Marin'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast