How to Grow and Care for Redroots

Blueblossom is an evergreen shrub that is common in the West Coast region of the United States. The flower clusters on this plant are tightly grouped into balls and colors range from purple and white to light blue and dark blue. Ceanothus thyrsiflorus can grow more than 6 m tall.

Feltleaf ceanothus (Ceanothus arboreus) is an evergreen shrub that will grow to 7 m tall. The leaves are soft like felt and are a desirable food for deer. It blooms from spring to summer with lilac-blue flowers. Attracts bees to its nectar and pollen. It grows in full sun or partial shade in sandy loamy or rich soil that is well-drained.

New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) is a perennial evergreen shrub that can grow to be 46 to 107 cm tall. It blooms in summer and has fragrant clusters of creamy white flowers. It is native to Missouri and commonly found in prairies, woodland edges and open spaces. This species grows in full sun and partial shade in well-drained, sandy or rocky soils.

The naming of wart-leaf ceanothus refers to the bumpy surface of its elongated green leaves. Wart-leaf ceanothus is a tough shrub that flowers with fluffy, bright blue blooms in summer. These flowers give it its more attractive stage name, the Californian Lilac.

The buckbrush is a sprawling, spreading evergreen bush. It grows stiff leaves and white fragrant flowers. The fruit contains three seeds. When the fruit explodes, the seeds scatter. Fire is necessary for the seeds to germinate.