| Scientific Name: | Ceanothus thyrsiflorus 'Victoria' |
| Common Name: | Victoria lilac, summer lilac, California lilac |
| Family Name: | Rhamnaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, U.S. - southwest |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 8a: (-12 to -9.5 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Broadleaf evergreen |
| Mature Size: | 3 - 5m x 4 - 5m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| Landscape Uses: | Accent plant, Erosion control, Screening, Summer interest, Tall background |
| Exposure: | Full sun |
| Soil or Media: | Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Leathery, Heavily veined, Pinnate venation, Glabrous, Lustrous, Elliptic, Ovate, Crenate, Entire |
| Flowers: | Panicle, Blue, May-Jun |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Dark-red, Black, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Habit bushy, upright, arching, green, ribbed stems; leaves alternate, most elliptic-ovate, 2-4cm x 1.5-2.5cm wide, dark-green, entire to slighly crenate, prominent veins, petiole 3-10mm long; florets ~5mm wide, pale-dark blue, in panicles 3-7cm long x 2-3cm wide; capsules 3–4 mm wide. | |