Ceanothus Madasgascar
Californian Lilac
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Common Name: Californian Lilac
Latin Name: Ceanothus 'Madagascar'
Soil: Fertile, well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/colour: May-June/Blue
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Eventual height/spread: 1.5m/1m
Special features: Attractive variegated evergreen foliage.
The 'Madagascar' is a fantastic shrub which has colourful variegated foliage that holds all year round. The leaves have dark green centres with glowing golden green margins and they make the perfect setting for the pretty late spring flowers. The flowers appear in dense clusters all over the shrub and they are a bold blue colour which really stands out. You can plant this shrub in a sunny position and you can even train it to grow on a trellis.