Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Ceanothus foliosus Parry |
Bibliography | Proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci. 5: 172 (1889) |
Native Range | w. & sw. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 50-1600m |
Description | branchlets glandular-pubescent, leaves oblong to broadly elliptic, to 15mm long, dark green, glandular, crenate, flowers in racemes |
Size | 50-100cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | spring, early summer |
Ca | |
Type | shrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Ceanothus dentatus var. dickeyi Fosberg |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |