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Ceanothus “Snow Flurry”

C. thyrsiflorus “Snow Flurry”
Evergreen shrub

Provides seeds that native birds thrive on. Huge sprays of brilliant white flowers in spring. Rich green leaves. Perfect for Bay Area gardens – drought-tolerant, easy to grow.

Ceanothus “Starbright”

Evergreen shrub

Medium sized dark green leaves on dense upright stems. Deep blue flower clusters completely cover the plant in spring.

Ceanothus “Tassajara Blue”

Evergreen shrub

Hybrid California Lilac with glossy deep green leaves, blue flowers in late spring to early summer. Makes a great hedge plant.

Ceanothus “Tilden Park”

Evergreen shrub

Small glossy green leaves with impressive displays of vivid blue flower clusters that completely cover the plant in late spring. Grows under native Oaks.

Ceanothus “Tuxedo”

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Evergreen shrub

Hybrid California Lilac with glossy deep green leaves, deep blue flowers summer through fall. Makes a great tall hedge, takes a good pruning. Drought-tolerant, easy to grow.

Ceanothus “Vandenberg”

Evergreen shrub

Small dark green leaves, compact clusters of dark blue flowers in late winter. Deer resistant.

Ceanothus “Wheeler Canyon”

Evergreen shrub

First found in Ventura County, great for coastal gardens. Clusters of blue flowers in spring, broad glossy green leaves. Tolerates clay soils.

Ceanothus “Yankee Point”

C. griseus “Yankee Point”
Evergreen shrub

Fast growing ground-cover shrub with glossy dark green leaves and blue flower clusters winter through spring. Can handle partial shade and as low as 20 F.

Ceanothus gloriosus

Evergreen groundcover

Low-spreading shrub with rich dark green leaves, light lilac blooms in spring. Edible seeds are favored by native birds. great for Coastal locations. Deer-resistant, cold-hardy, doesn’t like temps over 100F.

Ceanothus hearstiorum

Evergreen Groundcover

One of the lowest growing Ceanothus, excellent groundcover. Small bumpy green leaves, medium blue flower clusters. Protect from afternoon sun inland. Prefers fast draining soil.

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Evergreen shrub

Large shrub can be pruned to a single trunked tree shape. 2″ glossy leaves, large sprays of dark blue blooms in spring. Rough bark with age.

Ceiba speciosa

Bottle tree to 50 ft. in ground with dense thorns on trunk. Deciduous.

Cephalopentandra ecirrhosa

Caudex develops “pimples,” or fissures, as it ages. In the Cucurbitaceae family, forms wild-growing vines with large lobed green leaves and large yellow-green squash-blossom flowers.

Ceraria pygmaea

Portulacaria pygmaea

Natural bonsai shrub succulent, to 8″h., with small thick green leaves. Stems can get 4″ thick.

Cercis occidentalis

Evergreen tree

Careful not to disturb roots when transplanting. Magenta flowers in Spring. From rocky soils at foothills. Bright green kidney-shaped leaves.

Cereus “Fairy Castle”

C. hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus fa. monstrose “Fairy Castles”
C. peruvianus fa. monstrose

Large clusters of tightly spaced stems, to 2ft tall.

Cereus fa. monstrose

C. peruvianus fa. monstrose

Scalloped columns, blue; varies – some specimens very branchy, tall

Cereus fa. monstrose “Rojo”

C. peruvianus fa. monstrose “Rojo”
C. repandus fa. monstruosus cv. “Rojo”

Large white night-blooming flowers pollinated by bats, will produce edible fruit in hillside areas with bat populations.

Cereus forbesii

C. validus

Tree-like. Blue stems will grow wide and branchy. Long spines, come in red fade to gray. Large pink flowers with burgundy-red sepals.

Cereus forbesii “Spiralis”

C. validus fa. spiralis

An unusual cactus with a striking helical growth pattern. Native to South America, this cultivar is a form of Cereus forbesii that develops a dramatic spiral as it matures, often forming five to nine distinct ribs that curl around the columnar stem. It can grow several feet tall and produces large, night-blooming white flowers followed by reddish-purple fruit.

Cereus peruvianus

C. repandus
C. hildmannianus

30ft tall tree-like cactus. Branches from base and further up with segmented stems. Bright red edible fruit, known as Cactus Apples.

Cereus uruguayanus

C. hildmannianus ssp. uruguayanus

Tall, columnar, branching cactus with large summer night-blooms

Cereus “Ming Thing”

C. validus fa. monstrose “Ming Thing”

A blue cactus with short and lumpy monstrose growth, to 12″ tall. Do not overwater, it is slow growing and likes to be dry.