Ceanothus griseus - Carmel ceanothus

Carmel ceanothus (Ceanothus griseus) is a fast-growing evergreen ceanothus of the California coast, maturing into a large bush or small tree with large, glossy, dark green leaves and blue flowers, strongly favored by deer.¹ It grows 1-3 m tall and wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹

Type

• Ceanothus spp. - Wild lilac
• Shrub¹
• Tree¹
• Evergreen¹

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1-3
Diameter (m)	1-3

Footnotes

1. Ceanothus griseus, Carmel Ceanothus | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩