Ceanothus Julia Phelps

Identification

Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac.
Ceanothus Julia Phelps with a Checkerspot Butterfly - grid24_3
Ceanothus Julia Phelps
Julia Phelps is a really royal blue Ceanothus without being a royal pain. - grid24_3
Ceanothus Julia Phelps
Ceanothus Julia Phelps in full flower as a hedge. - grid24_3
Ceanothus Julia Phelps
Ceanothus Julia Phelps with purple flowers behind Ceanothus Celestial Blue. - grid24_3
Ceanothus Julia Phelps
Ceanothus Julia Phelps flowers a deep purple. - grid24_3
Ceanothus Julia Phelps

Description

This California mountain lilac is a hybrid evergreen shrub that was introduced by Saratoga Horticultural Foundation. The original Julia Phelps was probably a seedling of Ceanothus impressus. Julia Phelps reaches six feet near coast, and eight feet inland, produces very showy, dark blue-purple flowers. The leaves are small and crinkly, foliage is a dark- green. The whole plant appears purple in spring as the flowers emerge. The foliage is scented after a rain or in summer heat. A 'Julia Phelps in the town of Santa Margarita in rich bottom land soil with a high water table. They are 12' tall, dark green and you can see the flowers from an airplane. This plant is hardy to 4-5 degrees F. The plants have survived here on rainfall (during our 7-9 year drought) for years but look a whole lot better with a little spring water. There are a couple just outside of Santa Margarita, California, that were planted in the 1960's, have been cut to the ground twice that I've seen, with no water or mulch, and they are doing ok. Julia Phelps is fairly drought resistant and needs no extra water along the coast, interior it can thrive on a few spring or winter waterings. Use a small specimen tree or hedge in a native landscaping. Plant in the middle of Encelia californica to make a show stopper landscape. The myth of Ceanothus being short lived is primarily spread by incompetent gardeners that insist on drip irrigation, a summer water program, fertilizing and soil amending. Native plants hate all that stuff. Expect decades of life in most drought resistant gardens. The blue in the flowers was very difficult to photograph, until the Checkerspot Butterfly landed. Click here for more about Mountain Lilacs.

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Available at our Santa Margarita store.

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Available at our Escondido store.

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Characteristics

Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac tolerates sand and clay.

Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac's foliage color is green, type is evergreen and has fragrance.
Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac's flower color is violet.

Communities

Communities for Ceanothus Julia Phelps Small Leaf Mountain Lilac:Chaparral.

Ranges for Ceanothus Julia Phelps

ph: 4.00 to 8.00
usda: 7 to 10
height[m]: 2.00 to 3.00
width[m]: 2.00 to 4.00
rainfall[cm]: 31.00 to 90.00

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