{"product_id":"ceanothus-victoria-california","title":"Ceanothus Victoria (California)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Victoria'\u003c\/strong\u003e is a hardier California Lilac selection with deep cobalt-blue flower panicles and glossy dark evergreen leaves. One of the most cold-tolerant Ceanothus selections, reliable through USDA Zone 7. 6 to 10 feet tall and wide.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBlue Blossom (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)\u003c\/strong\u003e is the iconic coastal California Lilac, a West Coast native evergreen shrub native to coastal Oregon south through California. Clouds of fragrant small blue-to-white flower panicles pack every branch tip in late spring, drawing one of the richest pollinator events of the coastal spring. Honey bees, bumblebees, native bees, small butterflies, and hoverflies work it heavily.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCeanothus is a documented larval host for California tortoiseshell, pale swallowtail, Hedgerow hairstreak, brown elfin, and spring azure butterflies, and the dense spiny evergreen form gives songbirds year-round cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePomo and Kashaya peoples used Ceanothus flowers for a mild soap. The saponin-rich blossoms lather in water.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCoastal-friendly.\u003c\/strong\u003e Native along the Oregon and California coast, tolerates salt spray and sandy soil.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNote on deer:\u003c\/strong\u003e Ceanothus is browsed by black-tailed deer, particularly new growth. Protect young plants until established.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect on a sunny dry slope with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Eriophyllum lanatum, Oregon grape, and coastal strawberry for a low-water pollinator bank.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","offers":[{"title":"Rocky Mountain Nursery","offer_id":43999580127320,"sku":"07304731","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/dragonflyfarmlanglois.com\/products\/ceanothus-victoria-california","provider":"Dragonfly Farm \u0026 Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}