Plant Signs

Sandscrub Ceanothus

Ceanothus dentatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 5 ft tall , 5 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

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

Bluette California Lilac

Ceanothus dentatus 'Bluette'

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Ceanothus dentatus 'Bluette'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Calistoga Ceanothus

Ceanothus divergens

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 ft wide

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Pine Mat

Ceanothus diversifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 12 in tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Coyote Ceanothus

Ceanothus ferrisiae

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Wavy Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

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

Berryhill Wavyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus 'Berryhill'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate, Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Wavy Leaved Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

La Cuesta Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus var. medius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Wildlife supported:

Vine Hill Ceanothus

Ceanothus foliosus var. vineatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low

Fresno Ceanothus

Ceanothus fresnensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 ft tall

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 7 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Pink, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 3x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Gualala Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus 'Gualala'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 6 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Heart's Desire Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'

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Ceanothus gloriosus 'Heart's Desire'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 5 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, Medium, Slow

Mill's Glory Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus 'Mill's Glory'

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Ceanothus gloriosus 'Mill's Glory'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 5 - 6 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Glory Brush

Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Emily Brown Navarro Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus 'Emily Brown'

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Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus 'Emily Brown'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 4 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Point Reyes Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Soil drainage

Fast

Mt. Vision Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Mount Vision Ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus 'Mount Vision'

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Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus 'Mount Vision'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Desert Ceanothus

Ceanothus greggii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 7 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 12 in tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

King Sip Hearst's Ceanothus

Ceanothus hearstiorum 'King Sip'

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Ceanothus hearstiorum 'King Sip'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Santa Barbara Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Santa Barbara Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. impressus

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Ceanothus impressus var. impressus

Plant type: Shrub

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Wildlife supported:

Vandenberg Santa Barbara Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. impressus 'Vandenberg'

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Ceanothus impressus var. impressus 'Vandenberg'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 5 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Nipomo Mesa Ceanothus

Ceanothus impressus var. nipomensis

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

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

Coast Whitethorn

Ceanothus incanus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall , 7 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding, Weeping

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Deer Brush

Ceanothus integerrimus var. integerrimus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Deerbrush

Ceanothus integerrimus var. macrothyrsus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: Lavender, White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Very Low, Low

Jepson Ceanothus

Ceanothus jepsonii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, White, Purple

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Lemmon's Ceanothus

Ceanothus lemmonii

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Chaparral Whitethorn

Ceanothus leucodermis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 3 - 7 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 3 - 8 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Blue, White, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Dr. Leiser Dark Blue Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'Dr. Leiser Dark Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Frosty Dawn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Frosty Dawn'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sierra Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

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Ceanothus maritimus 'Point Sierra'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 8 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Popcorn Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Popcorn'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 ft tall , 3 - 5 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

R. F. Hoover Maritime Ceanothus

Ceanothus maritimus 'R. F. Hoover'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 1 - 2 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Valley Violet Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 ft tall , 3 - 4 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Purple, Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mason's Ceanothus

Ceanothus masonii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Big Pod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Medium

Island Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Water

Low, Very Low

Bigpod Ceanothus

Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 13 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

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

Hairy Ceanothus

Ceanothus oliganthus var. oliganthus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall , 12 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Summer Semi-deciduous, Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

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

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Jim Brush

Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Lavender

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Vail Lake Ceanothus

Ceanothus ophiochilus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 ft tall

Flower Color: Blue, Pink, White

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Otay Mountain Ceanothus

Ceanothus otayensis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 ft tall

Flower Color: White, Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Palmer Lilac

Ceanothus palmeri

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 11 ft tall , 4 - 6 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast

Wartleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

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

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

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