Boething Treeland Farms grows over 1,000 varieties of trees, shrubs, perennials and specialty plants on 9 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.
