One of the earliest blooming California lilacs. A low spreading evergreen shrub 2 – 4 ft. tall, 8 – 10 ft. wide with dark green hollylike leaves. Flowers of dark violet blue in 1 inch clusters cover the shrub in early spring. Sun and drought tolerant, but will need some afternoon shade in hot areas. Shrubby ceanothus provide seeds eaten by bushtits, mockingbirds, quail and finches, as well as cover for birds. Perhaps the most deer resistant of the ceanothus.
Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus 'Emily Brown'
Navarro ceanothus
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- Average Height: 2 - 4 ft
- Average Width: 6 - 10 ft
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