A Californian dense evergreen shrub up to 2 or 3m in height. Like all members of the genus it produces magnificent blue flowers during spring and the rough leaves lend year round character. Tends to be slow growing and can be very drought tolerant once established. It will not recover from hard pruning into older wood.
- Type
- Exotic
- Maintenance
- Medium
- Water use
- Moderate
- Lifecycle
- Perennial
- Container
- Zero
- Size
- Medium Trees & shrubs 3 - 7 metres
- Root size
- 2.5 metres
- Foliage
- Evergreen
- Zones
- Semi-arid with summer rain, Arid interior, Semi-arid with winter rain, Moist temperate with warm summers, Winter rains with dry summers
- Soils
- Sandy, Loam, Clay
- Tolerances
- Frost
- Regions
- Yarra Valley Water plants
- Shade levels
- Full sun
- Flowering seasons
- Spring
- Gardens
- Nature strip, Cottage