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Ceanothus Blue Mound
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus 'Blue Mound'Soil: well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/ Bright blue flowersHardiness: Frost hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m x 2mSpecial features: A bushy, mid-sized shrub with glossy, dark-green leaves. Bright blue flowers (Evergreen)Ceanothus Blue Mound is a head-turning plant when it is in full flourish due to its enchanting bright blue flowers. It also offers a year round interest as the glossy green leaves remain on the shrub all year round. The 'Blue Mound' has a bushy habit and grows to a manageable height of 1.5m.
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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 Italian Skies
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian Lilac Latin Name: Ceanothus 'Italian Skies'Soil: Fertile, well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May-June/ Bright blueHardiness: Fully hardyEventual height/spread: 1.5m/2.5mSpecial features: Compact clusters of small, bright blue flowers.The ‘Italian Skies’ is a delightful evergreen shrub which is great for giving year round interest to a sunny border or bed. The late spring flowers are bright blue and appear in conical clusters all over the shrub: the flowers are popular with pollinating insects and butterflies. The evergreen leaves are dark green with a glossy coating and they smother the spreading branches.
Ceanothus Puget Blue
Californian Lilac
Common Name: Californian LilacLatin Name: Ceanothus impressus 'Puget Blue'Soil: Well-drained soilPosition: Full sunFlowering period/colour: May to June/ Deep-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 sturdy shrub has beautiful deep blue flowers borne densely in rounded clusters. It makes a superb specimen plant for a south or west-facing border among spring-flowering bulbs, and when it has finished flowering, it provides an excellent foil for later-flowering deciduous shrubs and perennials. It is a good idea to protect this one from cold winds.
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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