General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Dry Mesic
Dry
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 11
Plant Height: 6 to 12 feet
Leaves: Evergreen
Fruit: Dehiscent
Other: Small, globose horned capsules, each containing 3 seeds.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Flower Color: White
Bloom Size: Under 1"
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Suitable Locations: Xeriscapic
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Erosion control
Dynamic Accumulator: Nitrogen fixer
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Birds
Butterflies
Resistances: Fire Resistant
Drought tolerant
Pollinators: Bees

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Common names
  • Buckbrush
  • Wedgeleaf Ceanothus
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Ceanothus cuneatus
  • Synonym: Ceanothus ramulosus

Photo Gallery

Photo Credit: NPS/Keir Morse
Location: Wedgeleaf ceanothus (Ceanothus cuneatus) on Mount Diablo Juniper Trail
Date: 2010-04-28
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Wedgeleaf ceanothus (Ceanothus cuneatus) on Mount Diablo North Peak Road
Date: 2010-04-28
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Wedgleaf (Ceanothus cuneatus) and blueblossom ceanothus (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus) on Mount Diablo Meridian Ridge Road
Date: 2010-04-28
Photo courtesy of: Miguel Vieira
Location: Native Plants Demonstration Garden, Historic City Cemetery, Sacramento CA.
Date: 2015-12-15
Zone 9b. Very angular, visually interesting whitish stems and bra

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