General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Partial or Dappled Shade
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 9a -6.7 °C (20 °F) to -3.9 °C (25 °F)
Plant Height: 1 foot
Plant Spread: 4-6 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Evergreen
Variegated
Other: chartreuse/yellow, variegated with splashes of dark green
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Spring
Underground structures: Taproot
Uses: Groundcover
Resistances: Drought tolerant

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Common names
  • California Lilac
  • Carmel Ceanothus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ceanothus griseus
  • Synonym: Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis

Photo Gallery
Location: My garden
Date: 2020-04-30
Location: Saratoga, CA
Date: 2016-04-17
Location: Pacific Northwest, zone 8
Date: Feb 18, 2012
Photo taken at Al's Garden Center, Woodburn, Oregon
Location: Hamilton Square Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2016-05-06
Zone 9b.
Location: On a garden tour 
Date: 2023-05-13
Location: At a nursery
Date: 2008-06-25

Photo courtesy of Joy Creek Nursery
  • Uploaded by Joy

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