Lemon Ice California Lilac (Ceanothus) - 1 Gallon Pot
$38.48
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$38.48
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Lemon Ice California Lilac (Ceanothus) - 1 Gallon Pot
$38.48
Sale price
$38.48
Regular price
$54.00
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Description
Lemon Ice California Lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Lemon Ice' PP20938
Other Common Names: Lemon Ice Blue Blossom, Blueblossom
Plant Details
USDA Cold Hardiness Zones: 6a-10b Find Your Zone
Plant Type: Evergreen Flowering Shrub
Species: Ceanothus
Height at Maturity: 4'
Width at Maturity: 3'
Spacing: 3' for solid hedges; 6'+ for space between plants
Spacing: 3' for solid hedges; 6'+ for space between plants
Flower Color: Icy Blue
Flower Size: Small, in 2-3" terminal clusters
Flowering Period: Early to Mid or Late spring
Flower Type: Single in clusters
Fragrant Flowers: Yes, sweetly fragrant
Foliage Color: Shiny, Dark Green
Fragrant Foliage: -
Berries:
Berry Color:
Sun Needs: Full Sun or Mostly Sun; 6 or more hours of sunlight daily
Water Needs: Average
Soil Type: Clay (amend heavy clay soil to ensure good drainage), Loam, Sand, Silt
Soil Moisture / Drainage: Moist But Well-Drained
Soil pH: 4.5 - 7.0 (Very Acid to Neutral)
Maintenance / Care: Low
Resistances: Deer - more info, Drought (moderate when established), Heat, Humidity
Intolerances: Constantly Soggy Soil
Attracts: Butterflies, Birds, Hummingbirds, Beneficial Insects, Visual Attention
Description
Putting an exciting new twist on California Lilac, 'Lemon Ice' features brightly variegated evergreen leaves with dark green centers surrounded by a wide, lemon-yellow to lime-green borders. From early to mid or late spring, abundant clusters of sweetly fragrant, icy blue flowers contrast subtly and beautifully with the foliage. An easy to grow plant that thrives in six or more hours of sun and almost any soil except constantly soggy, is drought tolerant when established, and grows 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, Lemon Ice is excellent as an specimen in small garden beds or in groupings or as a hedge where space allows in larger borders and home foundation plantings. It is also a nice vertical centerpiece in containers, where it can be trimmed to form a pyramid or column. You might also be happy to know that deer turn their nose up to it.
Wildlife Value
Ceanothus is a larval host plant to various butterflies, moths, and other beneficial pollinators.
Landscape & Garden Uses
Growing to around 4 feet tall and 3 feet wide, Lemon Ice California Lilac is ideal as a specimen, in groupings, or as a hedge in sunny landscape or flowering shrub borders. It is also a lovely accent in home foundation plantings. It is a lovely evergreen centerpiece in containers situated on or around patios and other outdoor sitting and living spaces where the bright foliage and fragrant flowers can be enjoped from close up. It is a fine addition to butterfly gardens, pollinator gardens, native gardens, blue-theme gardens, cottage gardens, fragrance gardens, sunny woodland borders, and xeric gardens (low water needs when established).
Suggested Spacing: 3 feet apart for hedge; 6 feet or more apart for space between plants
Growing Preferences
The Lemon Ice California Lilac adapts well to various soil types, preferring moist but well-drained acidic soil that is rich in organic matter. Constantly soggy or wet soil is a slow killer. When established, it is drought tolerant. It blooms and performs its best with six or more hours of sunlight daily.
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