Scientific Name:
Ceanothus gloriosus
'Point Reyes'
Pronunciation:
see-uh-NOE-thus glore-ee-OH-sus
Common Name:
Point Reyes creeper
Family Name:
Rhamnaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Stems trailing, reddish brown; leaves opposite, most blades elliptic-oblong and expand to 3-4cm long x 2-3cm wide, margins spinose, dark green, glossy; florets 4-6mm wide, 5 petals and sepals, bluish.
Habit:
Horizontal, Spreading
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
0.2 - 0.4m
Mature Spread:
1.5 - 2.0m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Garden origin, U.S. - southwest
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low, Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Alpine, Attract beneficial insects, Container planting, Ground cover, Group or mass planting, Rock garden, Spring interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Dark-green
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong, Obovate
Apices:
Aristate, Obcordate, Rounded
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrate
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Perigynous
Colour (petals):
Showy, Blue, Violet, Purple
Flower Scent:
Fragrant
Flower Time at Peak:
May, Jun
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Jul
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Organ Modifications:
Root nodules (N-fixing), Runners (or stolons)
Propagation:
Seed, Cuttings, Layering, Division - above ground parts
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Fungal leaf spot, Root rot, Scale insects, Wilt (Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
