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Ceanothus


Native Shrubs



 

Ceanothus 'Concha'  Concha California Lilac   
8 foot tall, 10 foot spread with purplish blue flowers coming from reddish buds. A long time popular hybrid, Concha tolerates alkalinity, summer water and drought. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   50.00 
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(17)  1 gal   14.00 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   35.00 

Ceanothus 'El Dorado'     
A big, somewhat slow-growing shrub (for a Ceanothus) with interesting yellow and green variegated foliage. Does well in Central Valley heat.  
Qty:
(1)  4" pot   6.00 
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(1)  2 gal   25.00 
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(5)  6" pot   5.00 

Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'  Coulter's California Lilac   
A medium-sized shrub, fast-growing to 3 feet high and 6 feet wide. Full sun, low water, needs good drainage. Similar appearance to Julia Phelps and Dark Star but lower with larger crinkly leaves & lighter flowers - hearstiorum is the next step down in size. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   55.00 
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(1)  1 gal   16.00 
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(5)  1 gal   14.00 
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(7)  1 gal   10.00 
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(4)  3" rose pot   6.00 
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(3)  4" pot   6.00 
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(1)  2" rose pot   3.00 

Ceanothus 'Julia Phelps'  California Lilac   
Similar to Dark Star but a bit wider spreading. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   45.00 

Ceanothus 'Ray Hartman'  Ray Hartman Ceanothus   
A reliable, tall, fast-growing and big-blooming selection, this hybrid of C. arboreus and C. thyrisflorus makes an excellent screen or can be shaped into an attractive street tree. Larger leaves, similar to the Yankee Point spreader. 
Qty:
(2)  24" box   563.00 
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(1)  15 gal   195.00 
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(7)  4" pot   8.00 
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(5)  4" pot   18.00 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   20.00 

Ceanothus 'Ray-Joyce'  Ray-Joyce California Lilac   
A Cross of Ray Hartman with Joyce Coulter, most likely. Big leaves, medium-blue flower, horizontal growth habit. Up to 2'-3' tall and 7'+ wide. 
Qty:
(23)  1 gal   12.00 

Ceanothus 'Sierra Blue'  Sierra Blue California Lilac   
Ceanothus Sierra Blue is very fast and showy Ceanothus cyaneus hybrid Mountain Lilac that makes an evergreen shrub to 15 ft. Ceanothus Sierra Blue likes sun, is garden tolerant and drought tolerant, with 3" blue flower spikes, and a good life span.  
Qty:
(12)  1 gal   14.00 

Ceanothus foliosus 'Berryhill'  Wavyleaf California Lilac   
2' high, 4-5' wide mound with tiny leaves and brilliant blue flowers. Needs good drainage and no summer water. 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   18.00 

Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus  Wavy-leaved Ceanothus   
Beautiful deep blue flowers, medium small leaves, 1-3 feet wide, 6 foot spread. Dark blue flowers 
Qty:
(5)  1 gal   14.00 

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Ceanothus gloriosus 'Anchor Bay'  Point Reyes Ceanothus  Marin 
Popular ground cover to 1 or 2 feet high and 6 feet wide with holly leaves, compact form and relatively deer resistant. Tolerates garden water but doesn't need much. 
Qty:
(17)  1 gal   14.00 

Ceanothus gloriosus ssp. porrectus 'Mt Vision'  Mount Vision Ceanothus  Point Reyes 
The rare and endangered prostrate shrub, also called Prostrate Holly-leaved Ceanothus, endemic to the Inverness Ridge at Point Reyes, CA. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   35.00 

Ceanothus griseus hor. 'Yankee Point'     
Low evergreen mound, 2-3' by 10'. Great for coastal conditions, and fast! 
Qty:
(3)  1 gal   14.00 
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(1)  5 gal   45.00 

Ceanothus hearstiorum    San Luis Obispo 
Beautiful rich blue flowers & small leaves on a mat-forming plant. Coastal origin, needs some shade and water inland and can even handle water near a lawn. Slow-growing but worth the wait for an elegant, tidy, long-lived ground cover.  
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   15.00 

Ceanothus hearstiorum     
Beautiful rich blue flowers & small leaves on a mat-forming plant. Coastal origin, needs some shade and water inland and can even handle water near a lawn. Slow-growing but worth the wait for an elegant, tidy, long-lived ground cover.  
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   17.00 
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(3)  1 gal   16.00 

Ceanothus hybrid volunteer  California Lilac volunteer  Jon 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   12.00 

Ceanothus maritimus 'Valley Violet'  California Lilac   
Coastal species to 3 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide, profuse purple early spring bloom. Tolerates Central Valley heat and drought. One of the most compact shrub form Ceanothus selections. 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   18.00 

Ceanothus rigidus 'Snowball'  Snowball California Lilac   
A small (2-4'tall, 10' wide), drought and heat tolerant, deer resistant shrub covered in clusters of white flowers. Horticultural selection from Monterey County of C. cuneatus var. rigidus. 
Qty:
(1)  5 gal   45.00 
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(4)  2" rose pot   3.50 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus  California Lilac  Mt. Tamalpais 
3 to 18 ft. shrub or small tree. Light to deep blue flowers that have a sweet, honey-like fragrance. This is the only Ceanothus locally native to the Bay Area; it also grows in chaparral and on wooded slopes and in mixed evergreen forests from Sta. Barbara co. to S. Oregon. Used on wedding nights by Native Californians, the medicinal part of Ceanothus is the root. This complex herb should be used by �healthy people under stress not sick people under treatment� (Moore).  
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(5)  1 gal   4.00 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Arroyo de la Cruz'     
Medium blue flowered selection of San Francisco's local species of Ceanothus. Robust shrub to 10' tall and wide. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal   14.00 
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(1)  5 gal   50.00 
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(3)  4" pot   6.00 

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Marin Yoga'  'Marin Yoga' California Lilac  Fairfax Road 
This has a stretched leaf; hence the name. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal   14.00 
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(7)  4" pot   7.00 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Skylark'  California Lilac   
A popular cultivar of our local species from Mendocino with nice compact growth 4 to 5 feet tall 6 to 7 wide with especially dark green leaves and profuse, long-lived dark blue flowers with the fragrance of wintergreen. Garden tolerant.  
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(2)  5 gal   50.00 
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(1)  1 gal   18.00 
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(1)  1 gal   14.00 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Snow Flurry'     
White-flowering cultivar of San Francisco's local species of Ceanothus. Robust shrub to 10' tall and wide. 
Qty:
(1)  15 gal   140.00 
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(1)  5 gal   45.00 
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(3)  1 gal   16.00 
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(9)  2" rose pot   3.00 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens  Reposing California Lilac  Bay Area 
Prostrate form of the fabulous Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, the only species of California Lilac native to San Francisco. Forms a tight carpet of ground cover; nice blue flowers in Spring and an occasional bonus bloom in the Fall. 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   16.00 
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(2)  4" pot   6.00 
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(8)  2" rose pot   3.00 

Ceanothus Volunteer  California Lilac   
Random volunteer seedlings of unknown size and flower characteristics. 
Qty:
(10)  5 gal   45.00 
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(15)  4" pot   6.00 
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(11)  2" rose pot   3.50 
Qty:
(1)  2 gal   45.00 


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