A large flowering evergreen lilac with profuse sprays of light blue flowers in late winter and early spring. Lightly fragrant and attractive to bees and butterflies. Tolerates heavy soils and garden conditions. Plant Characteristics Family Name Rhamnaceae Species Name Ceanothus 'Blue Cloud' Common Name Blue Cloud Ceanothus Plant Type Shrub Sun Exposure Coast-Sun, Coast-Part Sun, Inland-Sun, Inland-Part Sun, Water Requirement Low Soil Type Any Flower Color Blue Flowering Months January, February, March Evergreen/Deciduous Evergreen Height by Width 12ft. x 15ft. Growth Rate Moderate Endangered N/A Growth Habit Upright, Cold Hardy to 15 degrees F Distribution Selected by Louis Edmunds in 1940. Believed to be a C. impressus x C. spinosus hybrid. Natural Habitat N/A Specialty Features Hedge/Screen Butterflies/Moths Erosion Control Songbirds Aromatic Pollinators
