South Coast Blue Mountain Lilac, Ceanothus 'South Coast Blue'

About South Coast Blue Mountain Lilac (Ceanothus 'South Coast Blue') 3 Nurseries Carry This Plant

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Ceanothus hybrid. South Coast Blue grows 8'-1' high and 5' wide so it is an excellent choice for that narrow spot in the yard that needs an eye-catching shrub. It has dark blue flowers and deep green foliage. The foliage is one of the best parts about this plant and really sets this plant apart, although the deep blue flowers are excellent too. We have found it to be fast growing. It was introduced to us by Greg Rubin of California's Own Native Plant Design, and is a hybrid between 'Trewithen Blue' (a type of Ceanothus arboreus) and Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'. Grows best in sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soil. Prefers sun in coastal sites, and sun or part shade in inland sites. A hybrid between C. 'Trewithen Blue' (a type of C. arboreus) and C. 'Frosty Blue'. Introduced by Greg Rubin.

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

Plant Description

Plant Type

Shrub

Size

8 - 10 ft tall
3 - 5 ft wide

Form

Upright

Growth Rate

Fast

Dormancy

Evergreen

Flower Color

Blue

Flowering Season

Spring

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 1 likely * ) SHOW ALL

White-lined Sphinx Hyles lineataHyles lineata

Landscaping Information

Sun

Full Sun, Part shade

Moisture

Low

Nurseries

Carried by 3

Cold Tolerance

Soil Drainage

Fast

Soil Description

sandy, coarse-grained or other fast draining soils

Common uses

Bee Garden

Site Characteristics

Alternative Names

Common Names: South Coast Blue Ceanothus

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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

South Coast Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'South Coast Blue'

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South Coast Blue Mountain Lilac

Ceanothus 'South Coast Blue'