Plant Signs

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus

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James T. Vale and CNPS

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 5 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, Purple, White

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

Sapphire Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

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Ceanothus rigidus 'Sapphire'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Snowball Monterey Ceanothus

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'

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Snowball

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 6 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Greenbark Ceanothus

Ceanothus spinosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen, Summer Semi-deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Blueblossom Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 30 ft tall , 2 - 40 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading, Upright Columnar, Weeping

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Blue, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Arroyo De La Cruz Blue Blossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo De La Cruz'

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Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

El Dorado Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado'

Plant type: Shrub

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

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Snow Flurry Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 20 - 30 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: White

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Taylor's Blue Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Taylor's Blue'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 5 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Victoria Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 9 ft tall , 8 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 15 ft tall , 4 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Rounded, Spreading, Upright

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

All Gold Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'All Gold'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 ft wide

Form: Prostrate

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Diamond Heights Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Diamond Heights'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 12 in tall , 3 - 6 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

Kurt Zadnik Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Kurt Zadnik'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Louis Edmunds Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Louis Edmunds'

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 6 ft tall , 12 - 25 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Point Sal Carmel Creeper

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Point Sal'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 4 - 5 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Santa Ana Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Santa Ana'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 8 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low

Soil drainage

Fast

Yankee Point Carmel Ceanothus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus 'Yankee Point'

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 4 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

Low, Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Creeping Blueblossom

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 2 - 3 ft tall , 6 - 10 ft wide

Form: Mounding, Spreading

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Blue

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade, Deep Shade

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Never irrigate once established, Irrigate ~ 1x / mo once established, Irrigate ~ 2x / mo once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus tomentosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 20 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast

Flower Color: Blue, Lavender, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

Tobacco Brush

Ceanothus velutinus

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub

Size: 6 - 13 ft tall , 6 - 12 ft wide

Form: Upright, Mounding

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: White, Green

Flowering season: Summer, Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

White Coast Ceanothus

Ceanothus verrucosus

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 4 - 10 ft tall , 8 ft wide

Form: Fountain, Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Black, Cream, White

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

California Buttonbush

Cephalanthus occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 3 - 20 ft tall , 3 - 15 ft wide

Form: Upright, Rounded

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: White, Cream

Flowering season: Summer, Fall

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Moderate

Summer irrigation

Keep moist

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Western Redbud

Cercis occidentalis

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 10 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 15 ft wide

Form: Rounded

Growth rate: Moderate

Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Pink

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Winter Deciduous

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low, Moderate

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus betuloides

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 8 - 20 ft tall , 10 - 12 ft wide

Form: Rounded, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Partial Shade, Full Sun

Water

Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow

Curl Leaf Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus ledifolius

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Plant type: Shrub

Size: 7 - 33 ft tall , 5 - 10 ft wide

Form: Upright, Fountain, Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Slow

Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White

Flowering season: Spring, Winter

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Very Low, Low

Summer irrigation

Max 1x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium

San Diego Mountain Mahogany

Cercocarpus minutiflorus

Calscape.org

Plant type: Shrub

Size: 6 - 16 ft tall , 10 ft wide

Form: Upright Columnar

Growth rate: Fast, Moderate

Flower Color: Cream, White, Yellow, Green

Flowering season: Winter, Spring

Dormancy: Evergreen

Wildlife supported:

Landscape information:

Sun

Full Sun, Partial Shade

Water

Low, Very Low

Summer irrigation

Max 2x / month once established

Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow