Mountain balm (snowbrush) - Ceanothus velutinus
Plant type: evergreen shrub
Mature height: 2 - 6’
Features: A bit like blue blossom (C. thyrsiflorus) but doesn’t get as big and white flowers instead of blue. Sticky, shiny top leaves, light underneath, fragrant white flower clusters in summer (June-Aug).
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species! Bee magnet, birds eat the seeds. Also attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
Plant type: evergreen shrub
Mature height: 2 - 6’
Features: A bit like blue blossom (C. thyrsiflorus) but doesn’t get as big and white flowers instead of blue. Sticky, shiny top leaves, light underneath, fragrant white flower clusters in summer (June-Aug).
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species! Bee magnet, birds eat the seeds. Also attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
Plant type: evergreen shrub
Mature height: 2 - 6’
Features: A bit like blue blossom (C. thyrsiflorus) but doesn’t get as big and white flowers instead of blue. Sticky, shiny top leaves, light underneath, fragrant white flower clusters in summer (June-Aug).
PPL: yes
Light - full sun
Soil - dry to moist
Ecological benefit: Top 30 plant host for caterpillar species! Bee magnet, birds eat the seeds. Also attracts butterflies and other pollinators.
