Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'
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'Ceanothus 'Autumnal Blue'' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Other taxa in genus
- Ceanothus americanus
- Ceanothus arboreus
- Ceanothus 'Burkwoodii'
- Ceanothus caeruleus
- Ceanothus 'Concha'
- Ceanothus crassifolius
- Ceanothus cuneatus
- Ceanothus cyaneus
- Ceanothus × delilianus
- Ceanothus dentatus
- Ceanothus fendleri
- Ceanothus foliosus
- Ceanothus gloriosus
- Ceanothus herbaceus
- Ceanothus impressus
- Ceanothus incanus
- Ceanothus integerrimus
- Ceanothus megacarpus
- Ceanothus × mendocinensis
- Ceanothus oliganthus
- Ceanothus papillosus
- Ceanothus parryi
- Ceanothus parvifolius
- Ceanothus prostratus
- Ceanothus 'Puget Blue'
- Ceanothus purpureus
- Ceanothus sanguineus
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
- Ceanothus × veitchianus
- Ceanothus velutinus
Raised by Messrs Burkwood and Skipwith of Kingston-on-Thames., is another hybrid of the same type as Ceanothus ‘Burkwoodii’ but has C. thyrsiflorus as one of its parents. The leaves are larger than those of ‘Burkwoodii’, more glossy green, and quite distinctly three-veined. The flower trusses are larger and paler in colour.
Both these are distinct and beautiful acquisitions to late-flowering shrubs, and both, according to the raisers, have withstood 32o of frost uninjured, although growing without shelter in the lower Thames Valley. Like all their race, they should be given a sunny position. The Cory Cup, given to the best artificially raised hybrid of the year, was awarded to C. ‘Burkwoodii’ in 1930.