Pt. Reyes Ceanothus is easily the most widely planted Ceanothus ground cover, and for good reason! This beautiful evergreen is as tough as they come, excels in hot dry situations, on slopes, and delights the bees when the plant gets absolutely covered in violet blue flowers each March.
Julia Phelps has been one of the more popular Ceanothus for the past 50 years and continues to be one of our favorites!
Vandenberg is very similar to Dark Star Ceanothus with its dark green crinkled leaves and beautiful fragrant blue flowers in late spring, but Vandenberg is much more compact than Dark Star, growing 3-5 feet tall by 4-6 feet wide.
Midnight Magic is the perfect Ceanothus for small spaces or a low growing hedge. Compact dark evergreen green leaves contrast beautifully with the fragrant blue flowers. Midnight Magic grows to only 3 feet high and spreads 5-6 feet.
Victoria Ceanothus Victoria Ceanothus is one of the most popular and widely planted Ceanothus varieties. It is an upright grower, growing 6-8 feet high. It has slightly wider glossy leaves than many cultivated Ceanothus varieties and makes an excellent windbreak or hedge. Like all Ceanothus species the bees absolutely love...
Ceanothus Concha is one of the oldest cultivated Ceanothus hybrids and still remains a favorite. Graceful arching branches explode with dark blue blossoms that perfume the air and feed the bees
Dark Star is one of our favorite Ceanothus. Compact leaves and gorgeous displays of incredibly fragrant flowers make a wonderful evergreen screen or privacy hedge and can also be used as a drought tolerant nitrogen fixing shrub in areas with poor soil or little to no summer rainfall. Like most Ceanothus it needs zero summer water once established making it an ideal candidate for xeriscaping. Also deer resistant.
Centennial Ceanothus Ground Cover should be planted around fruit trees, and is super tough
