Ceanothus × pallidus
hybrid California-lilac
Notes:
Not a true lilac (that would be Syringa), in fact not even in the same family, but the flowers admittedly can look similar.
Deep roots complicate transplanting.
Dirr is the only one of my sources to claim fragrant blooms, and even that is at the genus level, so I have not so tagged.
Sources: Dirr, Missouri BG, NCSU.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:butterflies
drought tolerant
exposure:full sun
form:perennial (herbaceous)
form:shrub
habit:mounding
habit:spreading/wide
persistence:deciduous
roots:deep
sandy soil tolerant
showy flowers
type:broadleaf
use:border
use:foundation
use:hedge
water:moderate to little
water:regular
well-drained soil required
wind sensitive
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