Lemon Ice Ceanothus
A fun variegated take on the California Lilac, Lemon Ice features icy blue flowers with a vibrant backdrop of variegated foliage of dark green surrounded by a lemony yellow. Drought tolerant and fairly small to 4′ tall by about as wide.
A very useful and beautiful genus of shrubs native to the West Coast, mostly in the California and Southern Oregon Coast Range, Ceanothus boast evergreen foliage, gorgeous purple to blue, sometimes white, flowers and can tolerate the worst soil conditions so long as they are well draining. As nitrogen fixing shrubs they also fix nitrogen in the soil and are excellent companion plants for other woody plants.
Latin Name: Ceanothus x ‘Lemon Ice’
Site and Soil: Prefers well draining soils in full sun and as a nitrogen fixing shrub can tolerate nutrient poor soils
Hardiness: 0º Fahrenheit
Size at Maturity: 4 feet high by 3-4 feet wide
Bloom Time: March through May
Pests & Diseases: None
USDA Zone: 7a, possibly 6b