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Ceanothus dentatus is a species of shrub in the Buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) known by the common name Sandscrub Ceanothus. It is endemic to California, where it is known only from the Central Coast and its Coast Ranges, primarily in Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties. It grows in coastal hills, bluffs, and canyons. This shrub produces a highly branched, spreading stem up to about 1.5 meters tall. The evergreen leaves are alternately arranged and often borne in clusters. Each is under 2 centimeters long, toothed along the edges, wavy and turned under along the margins to appear somewhat ruffled. They are hairy and covered in tiny hairy bumps, the upper surfaces dark shiny green and the undersides paler. The flower cluster is a small cluster of many bright blue flowers. The fruit is a lobed, crested capsule about 4 millimeters wide.
Shrub
2 - 5 ft Tall
5 ft Wide
Moderate
Evergreen
Pleasant
Blue
Winter, Spring
Bank stabilization
Full Sun
Very Low
Max 1x / month once established
Moderate
Fast
Prefers well drained soil.
For propagating by seed: Hot water and 3 mos. stratification. Hot water only may give satisfactory germination.
7, 14, 15*, 16*, 17*
Sandy hills, slopes, coastal bluffs, flats below 5, 000 ft.
Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Yellow Pine Forest
Use with other chaparral shrubs such as Manzanita (Arctostaphylos spp.), Mountain Mahogany (Cercocarpus betuloides), Bush Poppy (Dendromecon rigida), Buckwheat (Eriogonum spp.), Coffeeberry (Frangula spp.), California Flannelbush (Fremontodendron californicum), Silk Tassel Bush (Garrya spp.), Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia), Ocean Spray (Holodiscus discolor), Sticky Monkeyflower (Diplacus aurantiacus), and Gooseberry (Ribes spp.)
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 87 likely
Sallow Button
Acleris hastiana
Cottonwood Dagger Moth
Acronicta lepusculina