I have NEVER seen a color like the blue of this ceanothus. It’s a deep intense pure purpleblue, an amazing gigantic specimen.
Ceanothus has many ethnobotanical uses. Native Americans would mix the flowers with water to create a soapy detergent. It really works! Roots and leaves have reputed medicinal properties, and the long, flexible stems of some species are used in basket-making. The common name for Ceanothus americanus, a species from the eastern United States, is New Jersey Tea, which refers to its use during the Revolutionary War as a substitute for traditional British tea.
The camera definitely doesn’t capture the saturation of color. It’s full of the sound of buzzing BEES.
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Beautiful and luxurious. Looks like there would be lots of sneezing with this one.
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It’s actually listed as only a mild allergen and it doesn’t really bother me and I’m super allergic!
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That’s a true win/win!
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Wow! What a pop of color!
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It is the most intense color I’ve ever seen in a ceanothus!
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I love love love love love these so much! I used to spend as much time out at Mission Trails when these were blooming as I could. I loved it when the purple petals fell onto the red dirt trail in Oak Canyon. I have a few photos of whole hillsides covered with these, but they don’t show the intensity of the color — yours does pretty well, I think! ❤
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I bought one at Evergreen Nursery, too, so I could grow it in my yard.
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Cool!
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Thank you! I LOVE ceanothus, even the white ones are spectacular. There are lots of them hiking at the Daley Ranch in Escondido
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I miss them, their fragrance, everything about them. 🙂
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There’s something about ceanothus, I agree.
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