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What's your favorite Ceanothus???

>Date: Sat, 9 Aug 1997 06:00:35 -0800
>To: almand@arrakis.es
>From: "Michael D. Barclay" <opga1@dsp.net>
>Subject: What's your favorite Ceanothus???
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>dear almand,
>they all grow larger then you think or the literature says.  speaking of
>which ignore rules about not pruning...prune hard after bloom ceases but
>always above
>living foliage.  they may not sprout from old wood.
>'Italian Skies' sounds like part of the group in California which includes
>1) Julia Phelps -6' x 9'  tiny rosmarinish leaves, dark green, fast growing
>with cobalt to other dark blue shades.  this is an old clone & is deer
>resistant.
>2) much newer and more tolerant of of garden water is 'Dark Star'.  They are
>hard to tell apart but 'Dar Star' will tolerate water with temperatures
>over 90F while Julia Phelps develops root rot under these conditions.  Also
>deer proof.
>3) C. hearsteorum is a favorite growing completely prostrate and very drought
>resistant.  Short bloom period flowers are quite light blue and small but
>the form!
>4) Iv'e seen some wonderful C. in England, often deciduous, e.g. 'Gloire de
>Versailles'.  This and other European clones are not available in CALIFORNIA.
>Best regards,
>Michael D. Barclay
>Really Special Plants & Gardens
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