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Ceanothus El Dorado ('Perado') (v) | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Ceanothus El Dorado ('Perado') (v)

Ceanothus El Dorado ('Perado') (v)

Genus: Ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae

About this plant

An evergreen, variegated shrub with an upright habit, up 1.5 m high and wide and glossy, green leaves with lime yellow margins. The blue flowers are produced in late spring and early summer and contrast with the bright foliage

Growing Information

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Evergreen

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

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

Pruning

Pruning group 8 after flowering or pruning group 13 if wall trained

Propagation

Root semi-ripe cuttings in mid to late summer

Pests

May be suceptible to scale insects

Diseases

May be susceptible to honey fungus

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalFlower Borders

Planting Places

OutdoorWall Trained

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

1-1.5 Metres

Spread

1-1.5 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years