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Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3-4 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Lavender
Purple
Flower Time: Late winter or early spring
Spring
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Alpine Gardening
Uses: Erosion control
Groundcover
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Awards and Recognitions: Other: UC Davis Arboretum All Star

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Common names
  • California Lilac

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Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-25
Zone 9b.
Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-02-23
Zone 9b.

Date: 2012-03-15
Comments:
  • Posted by Calif_Sue (Sebastopol, CA - Zone 9a) on Mar 16, 2012 2:52 PM concerning plant:
    This UC Davis Arboretum All-Star selection that was introduced in 2010

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