Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Shrubs, sometimes arborescent, evergreen, 0.5–6 m. Stems erect, usually ascending to arcuate, rarely prostrate, not rooting at nodes; branchlets green, not thorn-tipped, angled in cross section, flexible, not tuberculate, sparsely puberulent or glabrous. Leaves: petiole 3–10 mm; blade flat to cupped, elliptic to ovate, 10–40(–50) × 5–15(–20) mm, base obtuse to rounded, margins denticulate to serrulate, usually not revolute, sometimes incompletely revolute, teeth glandular, 23–48, apex obtuse, abaxial surface pale green, sparsely puberulent to villosulous or glabrate, veins prominently raised, puberulent to villosulous, adaxial surface dark green, glabrate; 3-veined from base. Inflorescences terminal, usually racemelike, rarely paniclelike, 2.5–9 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually pale to deep blue, rarely white. Capsules 3–4 mm wide, weakly lobed; valves smooth, viscid, not crested. 2n = 24.

Water sparingly, allowing the mix to nearly dry out between watering.

Ceanothus Thyrsiflorus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

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