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Mountain balm (snowbrush) - Ceanothus velutinus

from $11.00

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.

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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.

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