Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 10 California nurseries to serve the wholesale landscape and nursery industries throughout the Western United States and beyond.
Plant Type: Shrubs
Evergreen-Deciduous: Evergreen
Overall Mature Size: Medium
Also Grown As: Bush
Mature Height & Spread: 5-6' x 8-10'
Natural Growth Habit: Arching, Dense, Mounding
Native To: California, Hybrid
Exposure: Full Sun
Water: Low Water
Flower Color: Blue
Bloom Time: Spring
Special Features: Attracts Birds/Butterflies/Bees / Desert Conditions / Drought Resistant / Fragrant / Hedge / Screen / Seacoast Conditions
Container Sizes: #5
Sunset Garden Zones: 5-9, 14-24
USDA Hardiness Zone: 7a-10b
Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ is an evergreen, California-native shrub featuring dark blue, fragrant flowers, small, wrinkled green leaves, and a mounding habit. Excellent choice for a mid-sized informal privacy screen, barrier hedge, or stand-alone plant.Prefers full sun. It handles light afternoon shade only in hot inland valleys. Very low water use; must have excellent, rapid drainage. It thrives in dry, infertile, sandy, gritty, or rocky soils. It can tolerate well-draining clay but rots in soggy soils. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Highly tolerant of coastal environments, salt air, and heavy marine fog. Deer-resistant. Cold hardy to15°F.
Ceanothus ‘Dark Star’ is an evergreen, California-native shrub featuring dark blue, fragrant flowers, small, wrinkled green leaves, and a mounding habit. Excellent choice for a mid-sized informal privacy screen, barrier hedge, or stand-alone plant.Prefers full sun. It handles light afternoon shade only in hot inland valleys. Very low water use; must have excellent, rapid drainage. It thrives in dry, infertile, sandy, gritty, or rocky soils. It can tolerate well-draining clay but rots in soggy soils. Resistant to Verticillium wilt. Highly tolerant of coastal environments, salt air, and heavy marine fog. Deer-resistant. Cold hardy to15°F.
