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Dark Star Mountain Lilac
Ceanothus Dark Star
  
13 Nurseries Carry This Plant

About Dark Star Mountain Lilac (Ceanothus Dark Star) 13 Nurseries Carry This Plant Hybrid of Ceanothus impressus and Ceanothus papillosus var. roweanus. Ceanothus 'Dark Star' is a compact shrub growing to about 6 feet tall by 8 feet wide. The leaves are small, rough-textured and dark green. In spring the dark cobalt-blue flower clusters with yellow stamens give the impression of a starry night (hence the name). Plant in full sun in well draining soil. 'Dark star' requires little or no water in summer. It is hardy to 5 degrees F. This Ceanothus impressus hybrid is one of the showiest of the California Lilacs, but has a reputation for being fussy in inland gardens. We have it planted here inland and have been very happy with its performance.

Hybrid; origin = seedling (1968) C. impressus x C. papillosus var. roweanus?; intro Ken Taylor Nursery 1971 Tolerates almost any soil type. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. Introduced by Ken Taylor Nursery in 1971. Believed to be a C. impressus x papillosus hybrid.

Thanks to Moosa Creek Nursery and the Theodore Payne Foundation for sharing information about this plant
Plant Description
Plant Type
Plant Type
Shrub

Size
Size
3 - 5 ft tall
3 - 5 ft wide

Form
Form
Mounding

Growth Rate
Growth Rate
Fast

Dormancy
Dormancy
Evergreen

Fragrance
Fragrance
Slight

Flower Color
Flower Color
Blue

Flowering Season
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring

Landscaping Information
Sun
Sun
Full Sun

Nurseries
Nurseries
Carried by 13

Soil Drainage
Soil Drainage
Fast, Medium, Slow

Soil Description
Soil Description
Tolerates clay, sand, and garden soil

Common uses
Common uses
Bank Stabilization, Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Site Characteristics

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links:   Jepson eFlora Taxon Page  CalPhotos  Wikipedia  Calflora


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