UC Botanical Garden at Berkeley
Ceanothus ‘Joyce Coulter’
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$12.00
Common name: Creeping Mountain Lilac
Special Notes: This reliable, fast-growing, mounding, evergreen perennial ground cover has arching branches covered in profuse blue flowers in spring. It tolerates heavy soils better than most Ceanothus.
Family: Rhamnaceae
Native to: California
Form: Perennial groundcover
Size: 2’ H x 8’ W – responds well to shearing
Blooms: Spring
Attracts: Butterflies, bees and other insects
Flowers: Blue
Light: Full sun;light shade in hot inland areas
Water: Drought tolerant once established, but looks better if washed down every week or two.
Hardiness: 15° F
Soil: Tolerates most soils, including clay
Special Notes: This reliable, fast-growing, mounding, evergreen perennial ground cover has arching branches covered in profuse blue flowers in spring. It tolerates heavy soils better than most Ceanothus.
Family: Rhamnaceae
Native to: California
Form: Perennial groundcover
Size: 2’ H x 8’ W – responds well to shearing
Blooms: Spring
Attracts: Butterflies, bees and other insects
Flowers: Blue
Light: Full sun;light shade in hot inland areas
Water: Drought tolerant once established, but looks better if washed down every week or two.
Hardiness: 15° F
Soil: Tolerates most soils, including clay