Jersey Tea
Ceanothus herbaceus
Jersey tea, or prairie redroot, is a compact nitrogen-fixing prairie shrub with frothy white flower clusters that swarm with pollinators. Deep-rooted and drought-proof for meadows and dry borders.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 2–3 ft
- Spacing
- 2–4 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, alkaline, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~45 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- foundation
- Native states
- AR, CO, IA, IL, KS, MI, MN, MO, NE, OK, SD, TX, VT, WI