Redstem Ceanothus

Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh - Buckthorn family

Size

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
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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.