About California Lilac

What is

Life Span

Perennial

Type

Shrub

Origin

Types

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Hillside, Open Forest

USDA Hardiness Zone

7-11

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

10-3

Sunset Zone

1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Arching/Fountain-shaped

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

180.00 cm

Rank: 84 (Overall)

0 3900

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Minimum Width

180.00 cm

Rank: 70 (Overall)

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Blue

Flower Color Modifier

Fruit Color

Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Arrowhead

Thorns

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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Season

Plant Season

Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Growth Rate

Slow

Type of Soil

Clay, Loam, Sand

The pH of Soil

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Spring

Repeat Bloomer

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34% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings, Stem Planting, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Never Over-water, Requires watering in the growing season

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Acidic, Neutral

Soil Type

Clay, Loam, Sand

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun, Partial Sun

Pruning

Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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37% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Edible Fruit

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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

Fragrant Fruit

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9% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Fragrant Leaf

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10% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Fragrant Bark/Stem

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6% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Showy Foliage

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53% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Showy Bark

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12% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Foliage Texture

Medium

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Evergreen

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41% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Invasive

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7% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Self-Sowing

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27% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Attracts

Butterflies

Allergy

Asthma

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beautification, Landscape Designing, Showy Purposes, Used for decorating walls, fences, gates, hedges, etc.

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

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56% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Part of Plant Used

Leaves

Other Uses

Can be made into a herbal tea

Used As Indoor Plant

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35% - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants

Used As Outdoor Plant

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All - Broadleaf Evergreen Garden Plants have it !

Garden Design

Feature Plant, Hedges, Rock Garden, Wall, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CEANOTHUS 'Cascade'

Common Name

California Lilac

In Hindi

कैलिफोर्निया बकाइन

In German

Kalifornien Lilac

In French

Californie Lilas

In Spanish

California lila

In Greek

Καλιφόρνια Λιλά

In Portuguese

California Lilac

In Polish

Kalifornia Lilac

In Latin

California Lilac

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Chlorophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Ceanothus

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Subfamily

Number of Species

Rank: 100 (Overall)

1 27800

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Properties of California Lilac

Want to know the properties of California Lilac? Then you are at the right place. Here you'll know everything about every plant. Knowing the properties of garden plants is very interesting. California Lilac is a flowering plantalso, its flowers are fragrant. Many garden plants possess some allergies. One should know everything about before planting. It has allergic reactions which are Asthma. California Lilac Benefits are as follows:

Medicinal use:

Part of plant used: Leaves

It is always necessary for every botanist to study and know all the characteristics of every plant. Scientific classification which includes kingdom, clade, genus, tribe and order are important parameters to understand for every botanist. The gardener must know the properties like the kind of soil required, the amount of water needed, fertilization and pruning required for respective plant. All these properties differ according to plant.

California Lilac Physical Information

Physical information is must while knowing everything about California Lilac. Physical information includes the exterior appearance of the plant. The appearance of the plants is well considered factor, especially when you want your garden to be very attractive. Learn about color of leaves and flowers which differs even from the same species of plants. California Lilac physical information is as follows: 180.00 cm tall and 180.00 cm wide. Its leaf shape is Arrowhead. Also it has following color specifications:

Flower color: Blue

Leaf color: Green

Care of California Lilac

Taking California Lilac Care is very important. Pruning, fertilizing, timely watering is very important care factors of any plant. If proper care is taken, results are refreshing and green plants which have a healthy life. Hence every garden plant care should be taken properly. Care of California Lilac include pruning, which should be done Prune if you want to improve plant shape, Prune to control growth, Remove damaged leaves and Remove dead leaves. The watering done in summer is Lots of watering and in winter is Average Water. It needs Full Sun, Partial Sun for its proper growth.

Season and care of California Lilac

Many a times, care of plants is dependent on the season of the plant. Hence season and care of California Lilac is important if you are planning to plant it in your garden. It is a Perennial plant. California Lilac is a very important plant from Broadleaf Evergreen. There are 7 varieties of this plant, among which some popular species are: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, Ceanothus maritimus. This plant's habitat is Hillside and Open Forest and it comes in the hardiness zone 7-11. If you want to keep your garden blooming for all year, grow different plants which blooms in different seasons. Also, understanding habitat of plants is necessary to know, it helps to adjust the environment of the plant like the type of soil and temperature needed for it, according to region it originated from.