THE farther one travels from Los Angeles, the better the chances of seeing California’s most ravishing native shrub, variously named backbrush, or snowbush, or pine mat, or whitethorn, or ...

Ceanothus gloriosus 'Emily Brown,' which grows to about 3 feet high, is popular for its dark violet-blue flowers. Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman' can grow up to 20 feet high; it can be pruned as a small ...

Try drought-tolerant Ceanothus for beautiful addition to Oregon gardens. Updated: May. 30, 2018, 6:10 a.m. ... 'Skylark' comes on a bit later than 'Blue Jeans,' which flowers in April.

Homes & Gardens; Cold-hardy Ceanothus blooms with little care, OSU research shows. Updated: ; May. 09, 2015, 1:00 p.m. | Published: ; May. 09, 2015, 12:00 p.m.

Ceanothus 'Blue Mound' is the more miniature version of the large deciduous flowering shrub so loved during the summer months for it's glorious vivid dark blues and striking dark green foliage.

Not having a ceanothus in the garden would be unthinkable, yet they are not the most accommodating of plants. For one thing, they die. Regularly described as “short-lived”, they turn up their ...

Ceanothus, a beautiful native common to the slopes of the Point Reyes peninsula and elsewhere in coastal California, comes in many forms suitable for domestic gardens. I can think of no other genus… ...

Native to California, ceanothus is a blue-flowering evergreen shrub that likes its summers warm and dry and its winters not too chilly. In full bloom in June, the blue flowers are a glorious sight ...