CORVALLIS, Ore. – Life is hard for tough for plants sitting in a field without food or water. Such was the case for wild lilac (Ceanothus) when Neil Bell, a horticulturist for OSU Extension Service, ...
Native to California, ceanothus is a blue-flowering evergreen shrub that likes its summers warm and dry and its winters not too chilly. In full bloom in June, the blue flowers are a glorious sight.