Ceanothus tomentosus

$8.18 – $30.25

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Woollyleaf Ceanothus

Woollyleaf Ceanothus is a fast growing evergreen shrub up to 6-13 ft. tall x 6-20 ft. wide. It puts on spectacular floral displays of deep blue, lavender, or white flowers for 1-2 months in winter-early spring with particularly abundant flowers in wetter years.

Its rounded, upright columnar form makes Woollyleaf Ceanothus useful for hedges and bank stabilization. It pairs very nicely with Hoaryleaf Ceanothus, Spiny Redberry, Black Sage, White Sage, and Toyon in the garden. This species is not tolerant of summer water once established, so any supplemental water after the first year should be light and indirect.

Lifeform: Shrub

Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade

Water: Dry, Light

Soil: Clay, Loam, Rocky

Other: Attracts Bees, Attracts Birds, Attracts Butterflies, Attracts Moths, Deer Resistant, Drought Tolerant, Erosion Control

Container

2-Gal, 2-Gal-O, D-16, D-40, D-40S, D-40S-o
Ecological Value

Important wildlife plant that attracts many butterfly, bee, and bird species.
Historical Uses

No known historical uses.
Distribution

Foothills and canyons of San Diego, Orange, and Riverside counties, north into the foothills of the Transverse Mountains, and south into Baja California., Unusual disjunct distribution in the Peninsular Ranges and the north-central Sierra Nevada.
Elevation

11" – 7419" (near sea level to 6,800 ft.)
Communities
Habitat

Dry rocky slopes, usually north facing, sandstone bluffs near the coast, and coniferous forests

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