A local species with a lovely tree-like form and large clusters of pale flowers. Beautiful green bark and shiny leaves. Spine tipped branches make it a good barrier plant or informal hedge. Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus spinosus Common Name Greenbark Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Inland-Sun, Inland-Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Sand, fast draining Flower Color Blue, White, Cream Flowering Months March, April Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 20ft. x 15ft. Growth Rate Slow Endangered Not Ranked Growth Habit Rounded, Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Outer South Coast Ranges, Western Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges; n Baja CA Natural Habitat Slopes, canyons, chaparral; below 4,000' Specialty Features Hedge/Screen Butterflies/Moths Erosion Control Songbirds Aromatic Local Plants Pollinators
