Deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
Deerbrush is an open, deciduous ceanothus of western foothills with fragrant white-to-pale-blue plumes, named for the deer that browse it heavily. A fast nitrogen-fixing pioneer after fire.
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 4–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4–10 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- neutral, acidic
- Bloom
- May, June
- Bloom colors
- white, blue
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, butterflies, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~45 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen
- Native states
- AZ, CA, OR, WA