DESIRABLE SHRUBS 
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Carpentaria califomica —Evergreen, 5 ft. Clusters of large white flowers with 
many golden stamens. Endemic to limited area of Sierra Nevada foothills 
to 3000 ft. 
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CEANOTHUS, CALIFORNIA LILAC. 
Decorative shrubs with blossoms of great beauty. All are evergreen 
here. 
TALL 
Ceanothus arboreus—13 ft. Large leaves. Long panicles of fragrant pale'blue 
flowers. Santa Barbara Islands. 
C cyaneus —6 ft. Long panicles of deep blue flowers. A glorious ceanothus. 
San Diego County. 
C. incanus, White Thorn—6 ft. Large gray'green leaves. White flowers. North 
Coast Ranges. 
C. macrocarpus —6 ft. Small thick shining leaves. White flowers. Mts. of 
southern California. 
C. papillosus —5 ft. or dwarf form. Intense blue flowers. Southern redwood 
belt. 
C. sorediatus —5 ft. Small dark glossy leaves. Feathery blue'gray flowers. Coastal 
central California. 
C. veitchii —5 ft. C. thyrsiflorus x C. dentatus. Bright blue flowers. Rare in 
California. 
C. verrucosus —4 ft. Bunches of white flowers. San Diego County coast. 
TALL—HARDY 
C. cordulatus. Snow Brush—Wide'Spreading, 3 ft. Gray'green leaves. Dense 
panicles of white flowers. Open mt. slopes to 7000 ft. Hardy. 
C. cuneatus, Buck'brush—6 ft. White fragrant flowers. Dry mt. slopes to 
4000 ft. Hardy with care. 
C. integerrimus, Deer Brush—8 ft. Not always evergreen. Long fluffy panicles 
of white or blue flowers. Mt. slopes to 7000 ft. 
C. jepsonii var. purpurea —Rigid, 4 ft. Large purple flowers. Southern Napa 
Range. Hardy with care. 
C. parryi, Lady'bloom—6 ft. Long panicles of brilliant blue flowers. Northern 
California. Hardy with care. 
C. thyrsiflorus, Blue'blossom—6 ft. Glossy foliage. Long thick panicles of rich 
blue flowers. Redwood belt. 
C. velutinus, Tobacco'brush—Broad shrub, 4 ft. Large varnisheddooking 
leaves. White flowers. Mt. slopes to 7000 ft. 
DWARF 
C. austromontanus —Small shining dark leaves. Deep blue flowers. Mts. of 
San Diego County. 
C. dentatus —Dense growth. Small leaves. Bright blue flowers. Monterey coast. 
