Ceanothus leucodermis

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White bark California lilac

White bark California Lilac is an evergreen shrub that grows to 8 feet tall and six to ten feet wide. It grows at a moderate to fast rate.

With the white bark and azure blue flowers, the bush makes quite a show in spring.

It is very drought tolerant and provides excellent erosion control on steep slopes. It does best is well-draining soil, in its natural habitat it grows on dry, rocky or sandy slopes in the Chaparral or in the openings of forests or woodlands.

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Loam, Sand, Rocky

Other: Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Drought Tolerant, Erosion control

 

Container

2-Gal, 2-Gal-O, D-40-O, D-40O, TB4-O, 5-Gal, D-40, D-40S, D-40S-o, TB4, TB4S

Ecological Value

An important drowse plant for animals such as mule deer and bighorn sheep.

Historical Uses

The blossom, leaf or berry sap was used by rubbing area affected by itch, sores or impetigo. Boiled leaves were used for poison oak.

Distribution

Sierra Nevada Foothills, San Francisco Bay Area, South Coast Range, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Range, Baja

Elevation

Below 6000'

Communities
Habitat

It grows in coastal and inland mountain habitat