ceanothus

[ see-uh-noh-thuhs ]

noun

, plural ce·a·no·thus·es.

1. any North American shrub or small tree of the largely western genus Ceanothus, having clusters of small white or blue flowers.

ceanothus

/ ˌsiːəˈnəʊθəs /

noun

1. any shrub of the North American rhamnaceous genus Ceanothus: grown for their ornamental, often blue, flower clusters

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceanothus¹

< New Latin (Linnaeus) < Greek keánōthos a species of thistle

Word History and Origins

Origin of ceanothus¹

C19: New Latin, from Greek keanōthos a kind of thistle

Example Sentences

Her recommendations include multiple buckwheats, including California buckwheat, and Yankee Point ceanothus, an evergreen groundcover that has beautiful spring flowers.

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“It’s not enough to just plant a row of ceanothus,” Evans said.

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“It’s a beautiful mix of pine and oak forest. Wonderful riparian areas too, though there isn’t a lot of surface water. It’s big so it’s a good bet. I was just up a couple weeks ago. The ceanothus blooms were stunning. The monkey flower, deerweed, penstemon and lupines were out in force too. Wildflower blooms last longer and start later the higher you go up in elevation. So quiet at certain times of the day. It’s an entirely different world than down in the valley.”

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Acres of terraced growing areas and multiple greenhouses produced many native plants grown from seed collected around the park such as sumacs, ceanothus, yellow-blooming flannel bush, manzanitas, barberries, monkeyflowers, Catalina cherry, toyon and coffeeberry.

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They planted more than 1,200 baby ceanothus, toyon, sage and other natives that were grown in a campus greenhouse using a special mix of potting soil and dirt from the sites.

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