How to Grow and Care for Ceanothus (California Lilacs) If you're looking for a vibrant splash of bright blue in your garden, you can't go wrong with a California lilac (Ceanothus) There are around fifty pollinator-friendly, flowering, drought-tolerant shrub species in the Ceanothus genus Most are evergreens, but there are also some deciduous options
Ceanothus - Wikipedia Ceanothus is actinorhizal, meaning it fixes nitrogen through a symbiotic relationship with Frankia Six genera within Rhamnaceae are actinorhizal, but Ceanothus is the only genus not in the monophyletic tribe Colletieae
Ceanothus: California Wild Lilac - Portland Nursery Ceanothus wild lilac for blue flowers that attract bees, and evergreen leaves, for spring planting in containers and gardens in Portland, Vancouver, Lake Oswego
How to Grow and Care for Ceanothus (California Lilac) Ceanothus are perennial woody shrubs, small trees, or ground cover plants grown both for the foliage and blossoms Most species are evergreen, though some are deciduous The plants produce dense clusters of small flowers in shades of white, cream, gray, or various hues of blue and purple
Ceanothus | Landscape Plants | Oregon State University Most, if not all, ceanothus have the ability to fix large amounts of nitrogen via symbiotic association with root-inhabiting microbes (actinomycetes) See the Sunset Western Garden Book for brief descriptions on some 30 Ceanothus species and selections
Ceanothus (Wild Lilac) | UC Master Gardener Program of Sonoma County Ceanothus is a large genus of diverse, versatile, and beautiful North American species in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae Many are native to California, some endemic to Sonoma County Common names include California lilac, mountain lilac, wild lilac, buck brush, and blue blossom
Island Ceanothus Ceanothus arboreus is a species of shrub endemic to California, especially to the Channel Islands It is known commonly as feltleaf ceanothus It is a species of what are sometimes called California lilacs, and may be referred to as the California mountain lilac or island mountain lilac
A Guide to Ceanothus (Wild Lilac) - El Nativo Growers The genus Ceanothus is split into two separate sections, the Euceanothus and the Cerastes group The plants associated with each of these sections is distinct, and so tends to be the habit and required culture as well