Plant Signs

Wheeler Canyon Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus 'Wheeler Canyon'

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Ceanothus 'Wheeler Canyon'

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

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Parry Ceanothus

Ceanothus parryi

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 16 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Blue

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Little Leaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus parvifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Mojave Ceanothus

Ceanothus pauciflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Pendleton Ceanothus

Ceanothus pendletonensis

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Ceanothus pendletonensis

Plant type: Shrub

Wildlife supported:

Cup-leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus perplexans

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Kern Ceanothus

Ceanothus pinetorum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Pinemat

Ceanothus prostratus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Spreading, Mounding

Growth rate: Fast, Slow

Flower Color: Purple, Blue, Green

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Mahala Mats

Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis

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Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 in tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Large Leaved Mahala Mat

Ceanothus prostratus var. prostratus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 in tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Dwarf Ceanothus

Ceanothus pumilus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, White, Lavender

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Holly-leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus purpureus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus

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James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Sapphire Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

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Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Snowball Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

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Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus 'Snow Ball'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Pine Hill Ceanothus

Ceanothus roderickii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Green, Blue

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Oregon Tea Tree

Ceanothus sanguineus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 10 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Sonoma Ceanothus

Ceanothus sonomensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 5 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, Blue

Wildlife supported:

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blueblossom Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 40 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright Columnar, Weeping

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arroyo De La Cruz Blue Blossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo De La Cruz'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Flurry Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Taylor's Blue Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Taylor's Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 10 - 15 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

Victoria Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 4 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

All Gold Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'All Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Diamond Heights Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Louis Edmunds Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Louis Edmunds'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 12 - 25 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sal Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Ana Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Yankee Point Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Black, Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium