Scientific Name:
Ceanothus
x
delileanus
'Gloire de Versailles'
Pronunciation:
see-uh-NOE-thus ex de-lee-lay-AH-nus
Common Name:
hybrid California lilac
Family Name:
Rhamnaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Leaves broad-oval, to 4-8cm long x 2-3cm wide, margin serrulate, petioles 6-9mm long; flowers scented, powder blue, in panicles 10-13cm long, Jun-Sept. Winter ID: 1-3 oblong pubescent buds per node, 2mm long; terminal clusters of floret buds.
Habit:
Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
0.7 - 1.3m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. americanus - native to eastern U.S. X C. caeruleus - native to Mexico)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 6: (-23 to -18 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract butterflies, Hedge row, Mixed shrub border
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Shapes:
Ovate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Rounded
Margins:
Serrate, Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Panicle, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Rotate/stellate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet
Flower Time at Peak:
Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep
Fruit Type:
Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Sep, Oct
Additional Info:
Fruit insignificant
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Tan
Leaf Bud Type:
Accessory (collateral), Oblong
Leaf Scar Shape:
Half-round
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing)
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
