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Stunning, profuse electric blue to violet flowers on rigid stems. Tolerant of heavy soils if not over-watered. Cold hardy to 15°F

Showy rounded flower clusters magenta in bud to dark blue/violet. Compact shrub, heavy soils okay, if not over-watered. Tolerates temperatures in the teens.

Medium blue, frosted flowers with dark green, small leaves. Heavy soils okay. Highly recommended.

Electric blue, long-blooming flowering show. Tolerant of garden conditions. Blooms well in shade. Good for long, narrow spaces. Cold hardy to to 15°F

Showy inflorescences on treelike shrub with dark, glossy, broad leaves. Okay in shade or Partial Sun and heavy soils.

Beautiful shrub or small tree with long medium blue flower clusters. Okay for shade, assorted soils.

A prostrate form of California Lilac that grows into a 2 to 3+ foot high mound off of which trail stems of glossy, deep green leaves. A durable Ceanothus that spreads quickly to 8 to 12 feet. Forms a dense ground cover but can also be pruned into a low...

A prostrate form of California Lilac that grows into a 2 to 3+ foot high mound off of which trail stems of glossy, deep green leaves. A durable Ceanothus that spreads quickly to 8 to 12 feet. Forms a dense ground cover but can also be pruned into a low...

Long inflorescences usually light to medium blue on light green leaves. Green trunk. Deep rooted, good for hot sunny slopes. Cold hardy to at least to 15°F.

Dark green glossy leaves with very dark blue flowers. Relatively garden tolerant

Dark green glossy leaves with long, pretty greenish white flower clusters that never brown on the stem. Exceptional. Heavy soils okay.

Dark green glossy leaves with long, pretty greenish white flower clusters that never brown on the stem. Exceptional. Heavy soils okay.

A beautiful mid-sized buckwheat that has become quite popular in California native and drought tolerant landscapes. Creamy-white umbels of flowers cover the shrub in late spring. The flowers have a tinge of pink color but appear mostly white/cream. Like...