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Small Leaf Mountain Lilac Ceanothus ‘Julia Phelps’ is a large evergreen shrub. It’s compact and busy form grows 6′ tall and 8′ wide. Needs good drainage and is drought tolerant once established. Great for all sorts of wildlife, including deer resistant. Seeds eaten by bushtits, mockingbirds, quail & finches. You will have a spectacular show…
‘Yankee Point’ Ceanothus from seed This Ceanothus has been produced from the seed of the cultivar ‘Yankee Point’. ‘Yankee Point’ is an evergreen sub-shrub. Growing to 4 feet tall and 10 feet wide, this low shrub’s shiny leaves, dense form and graceful habit make it an attractive bank cover. Space 6-8′ apart. It is a…
Anchor Bay Ceanothus Anchor Bay is a dense, low-spreading groundcover with slightly arching branches that grows up to 3 feet tall and 4-6 feet wide. It is one of the best groundcover ceanothus. In coastal gardens it does it’s best sites but in inland gardens it will do just fine with a bit of shade…
Mt. Vision Ceanothus This rare variety of C. g. var. porrectus grows only to approximately 1 foot in height with a wide spread to 10 feet. Pretty tough for a low growing plant. Mt. Vision puts on a great display of bright blue flowers in the late winter or early spring. It’s small holly-like leaves…
Carmel creeper This fast growing, evergreen groundcover grows 3-4′ tall and 10-12′ wide. The shrub’s shiny leaves, a mounding mass, dense form, and graceful habit make it an attractive bank cover. A great plant for a coastal garden where it is exposed to strong winds and salt spray, but also good in coastal valleys, and…
Hearst Ranch Buckbrush Hearst Ranch Buckbrush is an evergreen groundcover that grows to about 1 foot tall and can spread to 6-8 feet wide. It is endemic where it grows naturally in the coastal hills of San Louis Obispo. This is one of the lowest growing Ceanothus providing round balls of blue flowers in late…
Deerbrush Deerbrush is a evergreen at lower elevations and deciduous at high elevations. It grows from about 4 to 13 feet tall and about 7′ wide with a moderate growth rate. The fragrant flowers are usually white or blue and every so often pink in color. The large flower clusters and appear in the late…
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…
Pink Flowering Ceanothus This semi-decidous ceanothus will grow into a lovely moderately sized shrub of about 3′-6′. Ceanothus Marie Simon unlike other varieties makes a lovely display of pink fluffy flower clusters that bloom mid to late summer & into the fall. Responds well to a hard pruning while dormant. Cultivars such as this are…
Mahala mat A fast growing, very low growing (maybe 6 inches), evergreen sub-shrub that grows to about 8 feet wide. Makes and excellent ground cover, particularly if the desire is to have an area covered quickly. Prefers a warm sunny position but tolerates light shade. Blooms spring to early summer. Sun: Part Shade Water: Dry,…
Blueblossom ceanothus Blueblossom ceanothus is a hardy, large evergreen shrub 15′ to 25′ and is Endemic (limited) to California alone. Blueblossom is an attractive plant with glossy green 2” leaves and a fragrant sky-blue blossom flower show in spring. Great choice for a sunny coastal garden! Sun: Full Sun, Part Shade Water: Dry, Light Soil:…
Compact Blue blossom Skylark ceanothus is a shrub that is more compact than the straight species, growing 4-5 ft. tall and spreading to 6-7 ft. wide. The fragrant spring to summer blooms are dark blue clusters that produce seed eaten by all sorts of birds. The flowers attract butterflies and bees as well. This plant…
Carmel Ceanothus This variety of Blueblossom ceanothus is a fast growing, mounding and spreading evergreen shrub. It typically grows 3 -5′ tall (but can grow taller) and about 4-15′ wide Space 4-6′ apart. Carmel creeper is an attractive plant with glossy green 1-2” leaves and a fragrant sky-blue blossom flower show in late winter or…
Western redbud This deciduous shrub to small tree grows to 14′ tall. In the garden, this multi-trunked tree is a great choice in a perennial border or woodland garden. The large, rounded leaves have attractive heart-shaped bases. New growth can be coppery red. The attractive magenta flowers appear in late summer to fall when the…
Mountain Mahogany Mountain mahogany is an erect, slow to moderate growing shrub or small tree growing 10-15′ tall x 6′ wide. Space 12-15′ apart. Prune-able for a narrow planting area, side yard, screen, or hedge. A quietly colorful plant with smooth bark, reddish gray branches, and tiny yellow flowers followed by feather-like seeds. If possible,…
Desert Willow This deciduous shrub to small tree reaches 12′-20′ in height with an equal spread. It will go dormant from late fall to mid spring. Space 6-8′ apart. Known for its fantastic summer blooms, Desert Willow makes for a hardy and drought-tolerant addition to the garden, once established. The tube-shaped flowers attract many pollinators…