Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Weekly
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering
Outdoor
Ceanothus Thyrsiflorus
With clouds of intense blue flowers in spring over glossy evergreen foliage, the California Lilac is an azure explosion.
Care Profile
A guide to ensuring your botanical companion thrives.
Origin
Mexico
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Maintenance
Easy
The blue lilac of California
Native to the coastal hills of California, the Ceanothus covers itself in spring with panicles of a blue so dense it seems unreal, humming with bees.
Adapted to dry summers and poor soils, it hates summer watering once established and forms a flowering shrub or hedge with no maintenance at all.
"No shrub blooms a blue as pure as the Ceanothus."
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Styling Tip 01
Drained Soil, Full Sun
It requires light, well-drained soil and hates standing moisture.
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Styling Tip 02
No Summer Watering
Once established, summer watering shortens its life; it lives on rainfall.
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Styling Tip 03
Light Pruning
Prune just after flowering, without cutting into old wood, which won't resprout.
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Origin
South America
Light
Full sun
Watering
Rarely
Care
Easy
Flowering
Flowering