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Palmer Lilac (Ceanothus palmeri) is a native shrub that grows in California, primarily in the Sierra Nevada Foothills and Peninsular Range regions. It tends to grow in dry slopes, at elevations from 3000-6000 feet. Form is mostly upright though sometimes more rounded. Flowers are usually white but can be light blue to lavender.
Shrub
6 - 11 ft Tall
4 - 6 ft Wide
Rounded, Upright
Fast
Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous
Slight
Blue, Lavender, White
Spring, Winter
Bank stabilization, Hedge
Full Sun
Very Low
Never irrigate once established
Tolerates cold to -20 - -10° F
Fast
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
Tolerates light pruning
For propagating by seed: Hot water and 2.5-3 mos. stratification.
1, 2, 3, 7*, 18*
Dry slopes
Chaparral, Yellow Pine Forest
Woollyleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus tomentosus), Hairy Ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus), Hoaryleaf Ceanothus (Ceanothus crassifolius), Quercus berbidifolia
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 87 likely
Sallow Button
Acleris hastiana