Name: Californian Lilac
Brand: Plant Drop
SKU: SP Ceanothus Yankee Point
Price: 80.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Californian Lilac, Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' - Plant Drop

Ceanothus 'Yankee Point"

£80.00

Total Height (Including Nursery Pot)

150-180cm (35cm Pot)

Californian lilacs are a garden must-have for their abundance of blue flowers appearing from spring and carrying on through summer.

Lifetime Horticulturalist support

14 day returns

Height: 150-180cm
Pot Size: 35cm
Decorative Pot Required (opening): 36cm+

For no fuss or mess you can place the plant in its growing pot (the pot it arrives in) inside a decorative one. This allows allows excess water to be drained after watering.

For a good fit the opening (not diameter) and height of the new decorative pot need to be several centimetres greater than the current growing pot. Here is how we measure and list pot sizes:

Remember to take into account tapering, as the internal height of a pot will be measured from the centre to the top but the sides will taper in a rounded pot.

We recommend using a liner to protect your decorative pot and prevent leaking (whether placing the nursery pot inside or repotting directly into the decorative pot).

[{"id":42135695655005,"title":"150-180cm (35cm Pot)","option1":"150-180cm (35cm Pot)","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"SP Ceanothus Yankee Point","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":{"id":34799131131997,"product_id":7493284692061,"position":1,"created_at":"2024-05-07T10:39:07+01:00","updated_at":"2024-05-07T10:39:20+01:00","alt":"Californian Lilac, Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' - Plant Drop","width":960,"height":1200,"src":"\/\/plantdrop.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/californian-lilac-ceanothus-yankee-point-361904.jpg?v=1715074760","variant_ids":[42135695655005]},"available":true,"name":"Californian Lilac - 150-180cm (35cm Pot)","public_title":"150-180cm (35cm Pot)","options":["150-180cm (35cm Pot)"],"price":8000,"weight":1000,"compare_at_price":null,"inventory_management":"shopify","barcode":"5060025758084","featured_media":{"alt":"Californian Lilac, Ceanothus 'Yankee Point' - Plant Drop","id":27158358032477,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":0.8,"height":1200,"width":960,"src":"\/\/plantdrop.co.uk\/cdn\/shop\/files\/californian-lilac-ceanothus-yankee-point-361904.jpg?v=1715074760"}},"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}]

Space

Outdoors

Light Conditions

Watering

Ceanothus are fairly drought tolerant and if planted in the ground, once established they should get most of the moisture they need from rainfall, except in very hot summers. If kept in a pot make sure it is free draining and reduce watering in the winter.

Temperature

May need winter protection in frost prone areas of the UK.

Feeding

Feed with a general purpose garden feed in in spring and summer.

Top Tip

Most dieback is caused by too much water or that the plant is too exposed to cold winds. 

Ceanothus 'Yankee Point"

Californian Lilac

Ceanothus have become one of the most popular hedging plants in the warming UK climate for their abundance of blue flowers appearing from spring and carrying on through summer.

'Yankee Point' is one of the most popular varieties of Californian Lilac, for its abundance of mauve flower clusters which cover every inch of the plant in early spring and summer.

It is a compact evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy dark green leaves and can be grown as as spreading plant in the border or as in this case, trained up a trellis or support. 

Need to know

Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun. May need winter protection in frost prone areas of the UK.

Ceanothus are fairly drought tolerant and if planted in the ground, once established they should get most of the moisture they need from rainfall, except in very hot summers.

If kept in a pot make sure it is free draining and reduce watering in the winter. 

Most dieback is caused by too much water or that the plant is too exposed.

Ceanothus have become one of the most popular hedging plants in the warming UK climate for their abundance of blue flowers appearing from spring and carrying on through summer.

'Yankee Point' is one of the most popular varieties of Californian Lilac, for its abundance of mauve flower clusters which cover every inch of the plant in early spring and summer.

It is a compact evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy dark green leaves and can be grown as as spreading plant in the border or as in this case, trained up a trellis or support.

Best space & place
Grow in well-drained soil in a sheltered position in full sun. May need winter protection in frost prone areas of the UK.

When to water & feed
Ceanothus are fairly drought tolerant and if planted in the ground, once established they should get most of the moisture they need from rainfall, except in very hot summers.

If kept in a pot make sure it is free draining and reduce watering in the winter.

Need to know
Most dieback is caused by too much water or that the plant is too exposed to cold winds.

Decorative pot not included, available to purchase here. The plant will be delivered in a plastic nursery pot.

Curated Collection

Our horticulturalists have selected plants from the best growers guaranteed to make a design statement.

DELIVERING EXCELLENCE

Orders are either hand-delivered in London or carefully packaged by our expert team in recycled packaging for the rest of the UK.

Lifetime Support

Our horticulturalists are on hand to help, giving you tailored advice via our online plant clinic.