Botanical Name: Ceanothus 'Frosty Blue'
Common Name: Frosty Blue ceanothus
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape erect, stiff branches, forms a dense, pyramidal to rounded canopy
Height 5-10' (12')
Spread 8-10'
Growth Rate mod-rapid
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors prefers full sun, tolerates partial sun inland
Soil prefers well draining, drier soils
Hardiness hardy, best in warm, coastal foothill areas
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, opposite to mostly alternate, oval/broadly elliptic/ovate, 1/2-3/4" long, finely serrate margins, dark shiny green
Flowers deep blue, tiny, dense racemes, mostly terminal, March-April sometimes earlier
Fruit tiny capsule
 
Propagation:
semihardwood cuttings
 
Usage:
excellent large filler/background for glossy, dark green foliage and flower display – slopes – formal/informal screens - can be pruned into small tree – shortlived, 10-15 yrs.
 
Landscape Care:
Watering very little after established (1st year) – tolerates regular with excellent drainage
Fertilizing little is required
Pruning best if left unpruned for flower display
Pests/Diseases aphids, scale (coastal areas), root rot
Special Conditions/Other excellent drainage is essential for Ceanothus
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Rhamnaceae

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