Botanical Name: Ceanothus 'Joyce Coulter'
Common Name: (same)
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape an open, spreading shrub, with a rather mounding habit as the plant matures
Height 3' - 5'
Spread 6' - 8' (10')
Growth Rate mod.-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors full sun along the coast; tolerates full or partial sun at inland locations
Soil adapts well to most except poorly drained alkaline
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-7, 14-24): prefers mild low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, narrowly oval-elliptic; bright green and shiny above, paler beneath; 1 - 1 ½" long; margins minutely toothed
Flowers medium blue, in 3" - 5" oval clusters, mostly terminal; April - May
Fruit insignificant
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-hardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a medium-sized Ceanothus, valued as a fast-growing filler with heavy flower display; loose hedges; good in slope plantings
 
Landscape Care:
Watering can tolerate regular; prefers an occasional deep soaking; sensitive to summer watering; avoid if possible
Fertilizing little is required after establishment
Pruning selectively head back and thin during the first 2-3 years to develop structure and enhance blooming
Pests/Diseases relatively free; aphids and scale in shaded locations
Special Conditions/Other can tolerate wet clay soils
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Rhamnaceae

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