99+ Californian Lilac Puget Blue

A mature ceanothus in full flower is an impressive sight whether clothed in characteristic blue or the more unusual pink or white. The colourful flowers are complimented by the evergreen leaves which also make the perfect foil for other flowering shrubs.

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Californian lilac puget blue!!!

They are produced in such quantities that they literally obscure the foliage. Other common names californian lilac puget blue family rhamnaceae genus ceanothus can be evergreen or deciduous shrubs or small trees with simple leaves and small blue pink or white flowers in profuse axillary or terminal clusters. Most are in terminal clusters of deep blue but some forms bear lighter blue lavender or even white flowers. The flowers are the real showstopper.

Ceanothus california lilac ceanothus commonly known as california lilac offers almost everything a gardener could wish for in a shrub. Ceanothus impressus puget blue commonly known as california lilac redroot santa barbara ceanothus. Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush california lilac soap bush or just ceanothus. These deciduous or evergreen shrubs look particularly good grown or trained against a sunny sheltered wall but can also be used as border plants informal hedges and ground cover.

Ceanothus is a genus of about 50 60 species of nitrogen fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family. Ceanothus also known as californian lilac are very popular with bees and other pollinating insects due to the masses of flowers that cover them. They are fast growing but may be short lived. Ceanothus californian lilac ceanothus are known for their outstanding blue purple flowers which appear in fluffy clusters and attract a whole host of wildlife to your garden.

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