Ceanothus Skylark - California Lilac - Plant in 1.3 L Pot

Ceanothus are native to much of the Americas and are particularly abundant in the wild in California. They are a well known and widely planted shrub with many varieties. Ceanothus Skylark is a superb variety and winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit. A hardy evergreen, medium size shrub with small, ovate, dark green leaves and deep blue flowers in abundance over a longer period than most evergreen Ceanothus, lasting from spring until mid summer. Easy to grow in most fertile free draining soils. Ceanothus are not very tolerant of chalky or wet soil but thrive in coastal locations. If you need to control the size of the plant prune small amounts regularly. Ceanothus do not respond well to hard pruning. This plant can be used in a mixed planting or as a stand alone specimen in the garden or a container. If planting in a pot or other container. Use a good quality John Innes compost as this plant will be there for a long time and peaty types of compost eventually degrade and become too packed and choke the roots. Ensure you feed regularly as a hungry plant is a poor performer. We recommend Osmoscote pro 12-14 month applied in the early spring. One application gives all the nutrients the plant requires for the whole year. John Innes is a soils based compost.