Ceanothus 'Concha'
(Californian Lilac 'Concha')
Family - Rhamnaceae
Category - Shrub
Hybrid Parents - Ceanothus impressus x Ceanothus papillosus var. roweana
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter
Hardiness - H4
Height - 3m
Width - 3m
Location - The Cool Garden
Description: A medium-sized, Evergreen Shrub with a bushy habit and upright, arching branches. Small mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have finely toothed margins. Tiny flowers are a shade of deep periwinkle blue, each Bloom with long stamens that extend beyond the petals. The flowers are held in Cymes and produced abundantly along the arching branches in late spring. Attractive to pollinating insects.
Flower:
Small flowers are a shade of deep periwinkle blue, each bloom with long stamens. The flowers are held in dense, cluster-like cymes all along the arching branches. The flowers are produced in such abundance in May the whole shrub appears to be covered in clusters of blue flowers.
Flower colour: Blue
Flower shape: Small flowers in cymes
Flowering time: May
Foliage:
Mid to dark green leaves are oblong to Elliptic in shape and have serrate margins. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the upright,arching branches.
Foliage Senescence: Evergreen
Foliage Shape: Oblong to elliptic
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in a sheltered position in full sun in fertile, moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained. Will not tolerate sitting wet.