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Veitch's blue blossom

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A vigorous, bushy, evergreen shrub to 3m tall and wide with small, glossy, wedge-shaped leaves, and from mid to late spring, small, deep-blue flowers held in dense clusters up to 5cm long

Scientific classification

Species: Veitch's blue blossom (Ceanothus × veitchianus)
Genus: Ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae

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Toxicity: Shrubs
Plant type: 2.5-4 metres
Height: 2.5-4 metres
Spread: Evergreen
Foliage: Bushy
Habit: Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
Season of interest: Full sun
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Ideal temperature

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Distribution of Veitch's blue blossom

Distribution map

California

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Culture

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Toxicity

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Quick identification of Veitch's blue blossom

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Veitch's blue blossom care guide

Deep soak when top soil dries, mulch layer retains consistent soil dampness
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Deep soak when top soil dries, mulch layer retains consistent soil dampness

Fertilizing

Ericaceous shrub slow feed applied once each annual early spring time

Pruning

For free-standing plants: Usually little pruning is needed. Lightly shape if necessary, removing dead, damaged or diseased shoots. Prune after flowering. For wall-trained specimens: On established wall-trained shrubs, shorten sideshoots to two to four buds from the framework; remove shoots growing towards the wall. Prune annually after flowering on last-year growth, or in late winter or early spring on current-year growth.

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in mid to late summer

Growing

Grow in fertile, well-drained soil in full sun with shelter from strong, cold winds. Lime tolerant but may become chlorotic on shallow chalk soils. See ceanothus cultivation

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