A beautiful flowering shrub for hot inland and desert gardens. Rarely grows to 6 feet, is upright to mounding, with masses of fragrant white flowers in late winter or early spring. Attracts birds, butterflies and many other pollinators. Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus greggii Common Name Desert Ceanothus, Mojave Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast draining Flower Color White, Cream Flowering Months March, February Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 6ft. x 6ft. Growth Rate Moderate Endangered Not Ranked Growth Habit Rounded, Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Southern High Sierra Nevada, Tehachapi Range, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges, E. Sierra Nevada, Desert Mountains; to UT, TX, n. Mexico Natural Habitat Slopes, flats, chaparral, woodland, conifer forest; from 1,800' - 8,500' Specialty Features Hedge/Screen Butterflies/Moths Erosion Control Aromatic Songbirds Local Plants Pollinators
