Ceanothus, the wild lilac with varieties native to both California and Oregon, can be seen thriving along the roadside in dry and generally poor soil conditions. (Marci Degman/Special to the Argus) ...

Description: Ceanothus is a genus of more than 50 species, mostly evergreen, ornamental, flowering shrubs. They are mainly native to California, though some are found in the East, the Northwest and ...

Manzanita (Arctostaphylos) and Ceanothus are two common plants found throughout California. There are approximately 60 species of Arctostaphylos, from prostrate forms to tree size. There are ...

THE farther one travels from Los Angeles, the better the chances of seeing California’s most ravishing native shrub, variously named backbrush, or snowbush, or pine mat, or whitethorn, or mountain ...

Water needs: Water regularly the first year to establish the plant, then drought-tolerant. Snapshot: Ceanothus, also known as California lilac, is the envy of every garden for many different reasons.

CORVALLIS, Ore. – Life is hard for tough for plants sitting in a field without food or water. Such was the case for wild lilac (Ceanothus) when Neil Bell, a horticulturist for OSU Extension Service, ...

This tropical-looking shrub is easy to care for, attracts pollinators and is a real summer showstopper Ceanothus can stop traffic with its dazzling beauty in full flower Delosperma cooperi Trillium ...

YOUNGBERG has reported that Ceanothus cuneatus Nutt., a woody shrub native to semi-arid regions of California and Oregon, has clusters of nitrogen-fixing nodules on its roots 1. During the past 2 ...

JORGEN GULLIKSEN Land Trust of Napa County Jul 3, 2020 Jul 3, 2020 After the 2017 Atlas Fire burned all of the Land Trust’s Foote Preserve on Mt. George, rare fire-following wildflowers were not the ...