Ceanothus Gloire de Versailles
Californian Lilac
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Common Name: Californian Lilac
Latin Name: Ceanothus 'Gloire de Versailles'
Soil: well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: summer to early autumn / lilac blue flowers
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 1.5m x 1.5m
Special 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.