Desert Ceanothus
Ceanothus greggii
Desert ceanothus is a stiff, gray-green evergreen ceanothus of Southwestern high desert and chaparral, covered in pale blue-white bloom in spring. Exceptionally drought- and heat-tolerant.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 7–7 ft
- Spacing
- 3–6 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral, alkaline
- Bloom
- February, March, April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~45 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- hedge or screen, foundation
- Native states
- AZ, CA, NM, NV, TX, UT
Related native plants
More Ceanothus species
- Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus)
- Snowbrush (Ceanothus velutinus)
- Blueblossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)
- New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
- Chaparral Whitethorn (Ceanothus leucodermis)
- Deerbrush (Ceanothus integerrimus)