Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus flowers
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus flowers
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus
Species: C. thyrsiflorus
Binomial name
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Blueblossom or Blue blossom ceanothus) is an evergreen plant in the genus Ceanothus and native to California.

It can grow more than 6 meters (20 feet) tall in its native habitat. There are different variations, for example 'Blue Mound' which can grow to 1.5 meters (5 feet) tall, 'Cascade' which may reach 8 meters (25 feet) of height, and variation repens which stays as a shrub around 1-3 meters (3-10 feet) tall. Flowers vary from different shades of blue to close to white.[1]

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
A white form of Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
A white form of Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

[edit] References

  1. ^ Botanica. The Illustrated AZ of over 10000 garden plants and how to cultivate them, p. 202 Könemann, 2004. ISBN 3-8331-1253-0
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