On 5/15/2008 9:10 AM, vrj201@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> Sadly this evergreen has not yet flowered this year.I don't know if
> there is anything wrong with it..
>
> Here's a link if anyone would like to take a look and give us their
> opinion.
>
> http://share.ovi.com/channel/twangling.gardening
>
> Thanks,
>
> VJ
Where are you? That is, what climate? Ceanothus is hardy only to about
20F and then only if temperatures below freezing are of short duration.
Ceanothus is indeed evergreen, but your photos indicate it is quite
leafless. It also looks as if it were severely pruned. While Ceanothus
can not only be trimmed but even sheared, I don't think it thrives if
pruned back to major limbs. Sunset recommends against cutting any
branch more than 1 inch in diameter.
Sunset also describes Ceanothus as relatively short-lived, surviving
only 5-10 years.
Ceanothus requires very good drainage and only occasional watering. In
its native environment in California, it receives only winter rains and
survives without additional water for several months during rainless
summers. Over-watered, it will not survive even 5 years.
--
David E. Ross
Climate: California Mediterranean
Sunset Zone: 21 -- interior Santa Monica Mountains with some ocean
influence (USDA 10a, very close to Sunset Zone 19)
Gardening pages at <http://www.rossde.com/garden/>
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