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Buckbrush

It is a spreading bush, rounded to sprawling, reaching up to 3 meters in height. The evergreen leaves are stiff, tough and fleshy, and may be slightly toothed along the edges. The bush flowers abundantly in short, thick-stalked racemes bearing rounded bunches of tiny flowers, each about half a centimeter wide. The flowers are white, sometimes tinted strongly with blue or lavender. The fruit is round capsule with horns. It is about half a centimeter wide and contains three shiny dark seeds which are dispersed when the capsule explodes and propels them some distance.
Description from calscape.org

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Buckbrush

Buckbrush fast facts

Scientific Name

Ceanothus cuneatus

Family

Rhamnaceae

Garden Type

Anywhere

Wildlife

Bees, Birds, Butterflies

Native Plant Region

North America

Light needs

Full Sun

Water Needs

Dry

Plant Type

Flowering, Shrub

Bloom Color(s)

White

Height

10 + feet

Width

10+ feet

Months in Bloom

May, June

Safe Beneath Power Lines?

Yes
Buckbrush

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