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Ceanothus Concha
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus 'Concha'Soil: well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/ dark-blue flowersHardiness: Frost hardyEventual height/spread: 2.8m x 2.8mSpecial features: Dense evergreen shrub bearing clusters of deep blue flowers from red buds in summer.This is a large, evergreen shrub with small, oblong, dark green leaves. In late spring, dark-blue flowers are produced from reddish purple buds. Plants look stunning trained against a wall of a house and grow well in full sun- they also require light, well-drained soil. Although this is a frost hardy shrub, the 'Concha' may need some protection in very cold frosts.
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Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles'Soil: well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: summer to early autumn / lilac blue flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 1.5mSpecial features: Summer flowering shrub which can be grown against a wall or in the border (Deciduous)Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles' is one of the most popular of all the Californian lilacs. It forms a loose looking shrub which has mid-green matt leaves with slightly wavy edges. Later, it covers itself in large panicles of lilac blue flowers in summer and early autumn. The flowers look a bit like fine boned lilac. It is not long-lived and its loose, more open, habit of growth make it a fairly gentle shrub in its effect, even when in flower.
Ceanothus Skylark
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark'Soil: Well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/ Dark Blue flowersHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 2m x 1.5mSpecial features: Arching branches bearing narrow, dark green leaves and clusters of dark blue flowers (Evergreen)Ceanothus 'Skylark' is a delightful California lilac with chunky, oblong, dark blue flowering spikes, borne in profusion over a long period in summer. The leaves are small, glossy and dark green with impressed veins, It is a shrub of dense habit which will achieve some 2m in height.
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