Redstem Ceanothus
Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh - Buckthorn familySize
Mature Height: Up to around 10.0 feet
Planting Distance: 20.9 feet
Plant Type: Shrub
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Slow
Features
Flower Color: White
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Mid Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: Low
Fire Tolerance: Medium
Salt Tolerance: None
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Species depending on Redstem Ceanothus: Abagrotis apposita, Anavitrinella pampinaria, Aseptis binotata, Chionodes ceanothiella, Drepanulatrix falcataria, Drepanulatrix foeminaria, Drepanulatrix secundaria, Euchlaena marginaria, Eudrepanulatrix rectifascia, Eupithecia harveyata, Eupithecia minturata, Gelechia monella, Hemileuca eglanterina, Hesperumia latipennis, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyalophora kasloensis, Nemoria darwiniata, Neoalcis californiaria, Nymphalis californica, Papilio eurymedon, Pero mizon, Satyrium saepium, Sericosema juturnaria, Sericosema wilsonensis macdunnoughi
Native Range
- CAN: British Columbia
- USA: California, Idaho, Michigan, Montana, Oregon, Washington
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.