Ceanothus ovatus
Credits
Article from Bean's Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles
Recommended citation
'Ceanothus ovatus' from the website Trees and Shrubs Online (treesandshrubsonline.
Infraspecifics
Other taxa in genus
- Ceanothus americanus
- Ceanothus arboreus
- Ceanothus 'Burkwoodii'
- Ceanothus coeruleus
- Ceanothus crassifolius
- Ceanothus cuneatus
- Ceanothus cyaneus
- Ceanothus × delilianus
- Ceanothus dentatus
- Ceanothus fendleri
- Ceanothus foliosus
- Ceanothus gloriosus
- Ceanothus impressus
- Ceanothus incanus
- Ceanothus integerrimus
- Ceanothus megacarpus
- Ceanothus papillosus
- Ceanothus parryi
- Ceanothus parvifolius
- Ceanothus prostratus
- Ceanothus purpureus
- Ceanothus rigidus
- Ceanothus sanguineus
- Ceanothus sorediatus
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
- Ceanothus × veitchianus
- Ceanothus velutinus
A deciduous shrub 2 to 3 ft high, with viscid, slightly downy young stems. Leaves alternate, narrow oval, 1 to 21⁄2 in. long, 1⁄2 to 1 in. wide, bluntish or pointed at the apex, tapered or rounded at the base; glabrous and glossy, or slightly hairy beneath; stalk slender, 1⁄6 to 1⁄4 in. long. Flowers white, produced in short-stalked, rounded clusters, the whole forming a loose panicle.
Native of S.E. and Central United States. It differs from C. americanus by its smoother, differently shaped leaves, never heart-shaped at the base, and shorter-stalked flower clusters. It flowers from June onwards, but the true plant is not common in gardens.