Concha California Lilac
Ceanothus ‘Concha’ · a deep blue California lilac
One of the most reliable California lilacs, a dense, fast-growing shrub that smothers itself in deep blue flowers each spring, with dark green leaves all year. It adapts to many soils in full sun. Once established it needs no summer water, and extra water can shorten its life.
- Mature size
- 6 × 6 ft
- 1.8 × 1.8 m, tall × wide
- Sun
- Full sun
- Water
- Dry
- Blooms
- Mar–Apr
Concha California Lilac at its mature size
A mature Concha California Lilac grows 3 to 8 feet tall and 3 to 12 feet wide.
Drawn to scale beside a 5 ft 9 in person. With VeraScape, you see it at this size in your own yard.
Typical mature size, unpruned. Sources: San Marcos Growers, Calscape.
Growing Concha California Lilac
- Grows well in
- California.
- Good for
- Privacy screen, hedge, foundation planting, drought tolerant, and pollinators
- Leaves
- Evergreen
- Native to
- Garden hybrid (California natives)
Spacing for a hedge
VeraScape spaces plants so their grown canopies just touch. For Concha California Lilac, that’s about 6 ft apart, center to center.
Place a row in your own yard and VeraScape spaces them at their mature width, so you can see whether they’ll crowd the walk.
See Concha California Lilac in your yard before you dig
Visualize it at its true size, alongside the rest of your design.
Other california lilacs
All drawn to the same scale.