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    Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

    Also Known As

    • Blue Jeans California Lilac

    Plant type

    shrub

    size

    • H: 4'-7'
    • W: 4'-10'

    planting zones

    • 7a-10b

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    Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' plant details

    Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' is a fast-growing broadleaf evergreen shrub with green foliage. In spring and summer blue flowers emerge. Features glossy texture. Attracts bees making it an excellent addition to pollinator gardens. Grows well with sun - dappled shade and occasional - low water. Drought tolerant once established. Prefers to be dry in summer. Adapts to various soil conditions. Does well in acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, rocky and well-drained soil. A good option if you're seeking something heat tolerant, seaside / salt tolerant, verticillium wilt resistant and wind tolerant.

    CHARACTERISTICS OF Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

    Plant type: shrub
    Plant family: rhamnaceae
    Foliage: evergreen green
    Mature size: 4 FT - 10 FT - wide, 4 FT - 7 FT - tall
    Flowers: blue blooms in spring and summer
    Uses: border plant, year round interest

    GROWING CONDITIONS for Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

    USDA Zones: 7a - 10b
    Sun exposure: sun - dappled shade
    Watering frequency: occasional - low
    Resistant to: heat, seaside / salt, verticillium wilt and wind
    Soil needs: acidic, alkaline, average, clay, gritty, rocky and well-drained

    Nursery contributed plant descriptions

    Tough and easy-going as your favorite blue jeans this handsome 6 x 6' evergreen shrub boasts holly-like foliage and lovely blue flowers in spring; tolerates alkaline soil, drought, 0 degrees and deer! Wonderful as a hedge plant or as a specimen. S/M-D

    By: Forestfarm

    Sturdy stiff branches 7' tall and wide have stunning wands of fuzzy blue flowers. Adapts well to pruning. One of our favorites. Evergreen. Minimum temperature: 0°F

    By: Dancing Oaks Nursery

    Blue Jeans is an dome shaped evergreen shrub 4-6 ft. tall and 6 ft. wide with small shiny green leaves. It is vigorous and fast growing. It does best in full to part sun with little water once established. Tolerates heavy soils. Can be sheared after flowering for a formal hedge. Shrubby ceanothus provide seeds eaten by bushtits, mockingbirds, quail and finches, as well as cover for birds. Cultivars such as this are horticultural selections and hybrids, not part of the native ecology but work beautifully in the garden. Provide seeds eaten by bushtits, mockingbirds, quail and finches, as well as cover for birds. A hybrid cultivar, of C. gloriosus x C. masonii; introduced at the Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden in 1969.

    By: The Watershed Nursery

    Large shrubby selection that reaches 8-10' with dark green leathery leaves and pale powder blue blooms. Spring time blossoms attract honeybees by the dozens. Hardy to 10F.

    By: Native Sons

    Reliable hybrid blue bush. Long used but not often available. Strangely more commonly offered in the United Kingdom than in the western US. 4' sprays of 1/2" scalloped and rounded leaves with faded blue flowers from March through May and occasionally through the rest of the year should no hard frosts occur. Can reach 8-10' wide but easily trimmed. This cultivar is long-lived if given mineral soil and free drainage with bright light. Best in a pot or kept extra dry in the Southeast, but only as an experiment. USDA zone 8 on the West Coast.

    By: Cistus Nursery

    So you want a Ceanothus, but you want to be sure you have something hardy that won't get too big. Well do we have just the plant for you! 'Blue Jeans' is an attractive cultivar with small shallowly lobed leaves resembling those of C. gloriosus, but smaller. Unlike most forms of C. gloriosus it is an upright grower reaching about 4' tall and wide. The flower color is a wonderful deep blue! Like all Ceanothus it prefers a dry and sunny location in the garden (partial shade is tolerated but flowering will be greatly reduced). A little hardier than most of the common Ceanothus hybrids grown in the Northwest, it can handle about 0 - 5 °F once established.

    By: The Desert Northwest

    This is an excellent workhorse of a Ceanothus and it would definitely be wearing blue jeans, torn at the knee, cleverly patched in the rear and flashing an exquisite buckle. Quite hardy and long-lived for a Ceanothus. Lots of violet-blue flowers in spring. Sun and good drainage.

    By: Far Reaches Farm

    Vigorous, fast growing evergreen shrub with arching branches adorn small holly like leaves and profuse springtime bluish-purple flowers. Full sun.

    By: Briggs Plant Propagators

    Gardening facts about Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans' plant

    How to Grow Ceanothus 'Blue Jeans'

    • Sun Exposure

      • sun - dappled shade

    • Water Needs

      • occasional - drought tolerant

    • Water Needs

      • dry in summer

    • Soil Needs

      • clay
      • acidic
      • alkaline
      • adaptable
      • average
      • well-drained
      • rocky
      • gritty

    • Special Situation

      • heat tolerant
      • seaside / salt tolerant
      • wind tolerant
      • verticillium wilt resistant

    Features

    • Foliage Color

      • green

    • Flower Color

      • blue

    • Wildlife

      • bees

    • Flower Season

      • spring
      • summer

    • Foliage Season

      • evergreen

    • Texture

      • glossy

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