Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Ceanothus fresnensis Dudley ex Abrams |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 53: 68 (1912) |
Native Range | c. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-2200m |
Description | branchlets grey, tomentose, leaves opposite, elliptic to obovate, 6-12mm long, grey-green, retuse, flowers in shortly pedunculate umbels, capsule spherical |
Size | 10-30cm |
Color | blue |
Bloom | summer |
Ca | - |
Type | subshrub |
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 rigidus var. fresnensis (Dudley ex Abrams) Jeps. |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |