Botanical Name: Ceanothus 'Concha'
Common Name: No common name
Type of Plant: dicot: shrub
Character evergreen
 
Habit of Growth:
Overall Shape a medium-sized Ceanothus, with fairly dense branching structure, becoming a full, widely rounded shrub as it matures
Height 4' - 6' (7')
Spread equal or more
Growth Rate moderate
 
Environment:
Exposure outdoors thrives in full sun at most locations except very hot inland sites, where partial shade in preferred
Soil tolerates most soils; requires good drainage if heavily watered
Hardiness hardy (zones 4-7, 14-24): prefers warm low-elevation sites
 
Morphology:
Leaves pinnate, alternate, oval-elliptic, 3/4"-1" long; rich dark glossy green above, paler green beneath; margins are minutely toothed; leaf blades are deeply furrowed, giving the leaf a "wrinkled" appearance
Flowers dark blue, very showy, in dense rounded clusters at the ends of the branchlets; Feb-April
Fruit insignificant
 
Propagation:
softwood or semi-softwood cuttings
 
Usage:
a large filler or accent shrub, valued for its heavy flower display; loose background mass or screening; a good performer on slopes
 
Landscape Care:
Watering has greater tolerance for frequent watering than many other Ceanothus; prefers an occasional deep soak during dry months (14-21 days)
Fertilizing little needed after establishment
Pruning prefers NOT to be heavily pruned; selectively head back if needed after blooming period; prune to a lateral branch
Pests/Diseases soil-fungus diseases during warm months, in poorly draining clay soils
Special Conditions/Other a good nitrogen-fixing plant
 
Origin: cultivar
Family: Rhamnaceae

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