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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus


Native Shrubs



 

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).  
Qty:
(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 

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Marin Yoga'  'Marin Yoga' California Lilac  Fairfax Road 
This has a stretched leaf; hence the name. 
Qty:
(2)  1 gal   14.00 
Qty:
(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.  
Qty:
(2)  5 gal   50.00 
Qty:
(1)  1 gal   18.00 
Qty:
(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 
Qty:
(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 
Qty:
(8)  2" rose pot   3.00 


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