Wheeler Canyon Ceanothus

A dense mounding, evergreen shrub with copious clusters of dark blue flowers that open from prominent burgundy-colored floral bracts. With dark green, 1-1.5 inch long leaves, 'Wheeler Canyon' is highly ornamental in both coastal and inland locations. Useful on slopes and for accent and understory plantings in light shade.

Ceanothus sometimes get aphids and whitefly, but these are easy to control. Almost all Ceanothus can succumb to root rot if overwatered in summer. Zones 3, 18-24.

A Santa Barbara Botanic Garden Introduction. Propagated from cuttings by horticulturist Dara Emery from a plant found roadside in Wheeler Gorge, Ventura County. Although easily confused with 'Concha' when young, the latter attains much greater height with age.