Blue Cushion Mountain Lilac

Carried by 3 nurseries

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Hybrid of undetermined Ceanothus species. Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun or part shade in coastal sites, and part shade in inland sites. Selected by Louis Edmonds, from his Danville, CA nursery and introduced in 1958. Believed to be a C. dentatus x C. thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus hybrid.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Size

3 - 4 ft Tall
6 - 8 ft Wide

Form

Mounding

Growth rate

Moderate

Dormancy

Evergreen

Color

Blue

Flowering season

Winter

Landscaping information

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Cold tolerance

Soil drainage

Fast

Soil description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils.

Wildlife supported

Bees

Alternative names

Common names:

Blue Cushion Ceanothus

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Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant