Fendler's Ceanothus
Ceanothus fendleri
Fendler's ceanothus is a low, somewhat spiny nitrogen-fixer of Southwestern pine forests, with white flower clusters and important wildlife browse. Spreads modestly and fixes nitrogen on poor mountain soils.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–4 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June, July
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~45 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation, erosion control
- Native states
- AZ, CO, NM, UT