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Ceanothus 'Snowball' is a dense, mounding shrub that is covered in pure white balls of flower clusters in the spring. The flowers really stand out against the plant's arching branches of dark green, leathery leaves. Snowball grows 4' tall and can spread to 10'. It is best near the coast but can take inland heat and drought, as well as heavier soils, as long as it gets some afternoon shade and a bit of summer water. It likes to keep it's roots cool but dry in the summer and will respond well to a quick rinsing off of it leaves every week or so in the summer. Just make sure you don't get the soil wet! Try it on a hillside or let it cascade over a wall. Horticultural selection by Lester Rowntree, C. cuneatus var. rigidus: origin = cuttings (1950) Yankee Pt., central coast, Monterey Co.; intro Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden 1954.
Shrub
4 - 6 ft Tall
6 - 10 ft Wide
Mounding
Moderate
Evergreen
White
Spring, Winter
Bank stabilization, Hedge
Full Sun
Low
Easy
15
Fast, Medium, Slow
Tolerates a wide variety of soils.
8*, 9*, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22, 23, 24
Text from Moosa Creek.