Ceanothus ‘Frosty Blue’
Frosty Blue California Lilac
Evergreen-Deciduous | Evergreen |
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Overall Mature Size | Medium |
Mature Height & Spread | 6-8' x 8-10' |
Exposure | Full sun |
Water | Low water |
Flower Color | Blue |
Bloom Time | Spring |
Special Features | Attracts Birds, Butterflies, Hedge, Low Water Use, Screen |
Container Sizes | #1, #5 |
Natural Growth Habit | Rounded |
Sunset Garden Zones | 5-9, 14-24 |
Minimum USDA Hardiness Zone | 8 |
Plant Type | Shrub |
Fast-growing evergreen shrub typically growing 6-8’ tall x 8-10’ wide or greater with age. Can be pruned into a small multi-trunked tree. This tough heat-tolerant California native forms a large rounded-mound of dense glossy dark-green foliage. Abundant clusters of medium-blue flowers exhibit white highlights that create an attractive “frosted” appearance to the eye-catching floral display that appears in early-spring. Heat and drought tolerant this variety is well-suited in native gardens and is useful as an accent background hillside planting hedge or screen. Tolerates a wide variety of soil types provided they’re well-drained. Prefers a full to partial sun exposure but can tolerate some shade. Too much shade will cause leggy less floriferous plants.