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Ceanothus 'El Dorado' (Californian lilac 'El Dorado')

Other names: California lilac 'El Dorado', Blue blossom 'El Dorado', Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'El Dorado', Ceanothus 'Perado'

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Variety or Cultivar
'El Dorado' is a bushy, evergreen shrub with upright to arching stems bearing small, elliptic, glossy, toothed, dark green leaves with wide, irregular, yellow-green margins and dense panicles of fragrant, blue flowers in late spring and early summer.
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Season of interest

Flower

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Flower

Foliage

Spring Summer Autumn Winter
Foliage
Height and spread

Height and spread

Size Max height Max spread To maturity
3 m 3 m 10-20 years
9 ft 9 ft 10-20 years

Where to grow

Soil type
  • Chalky
  • Loamy
  • Sandy
Soil drainage
  • Moist but well-drained
  • Well-drained
Soil pH
  • Alkaline
  • Neutral
Sunlight
  • Full Sun
Aspect
  • East
  • West
  • South
Exposure
  • Sheltered

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Cultivation

Plant in well-drained soil in a sheltered site. Best in full sun but tolerates light shade. Tolerates clay and heat. Tolerates drought but best with regular moisture. Site carefully as difficult to transplant once established.

Suggested uses

City, Wallside and trellises

UK hardiness

H5

USDA zones

Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9, Zone 10, Zone 11

Sunset zone

4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 1, 2, 3

WUCOLS

North-Central Coastal = Low
Central Valley = Low
South Coastal = Low
South Inland = Low
High and Intermediate Desert = Inappropriate
Low Desert = Inappropriate

Foliage

Evergreen

Habit

Bushy, Arching

Native to

Garden origin

Drought tolerant

No

Flood tolerant

No

Toxicity

Not toxic

Plant care

Pruning

Pruning group 8 after flowering. Mulch and feed after pruning.

Propagation methods

Semi-hardwood cuttings, Semi-ripe cuttings

Pests

Scale insects

Diseases

Honey fungus

Phytophthora root diseases

Prune out unsightly shoots only (only when needed)

Plant container grown plants in deep fertile, well-drained soil

Take semi-hardwood cuttings in late-summer

Water regularly through dry periods

Plant container grown plants in a sunny sheltered spot

Protect from hard winter frosts

Plant in fertile, humus-rich, well-drained soils

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