Hansen's Northwest Native Plant Database

Ceanothus sanguineus (Red Stem Ceanothus)

 

Kingdom

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 Plantae – Plants

Subkingdom

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 Tracheobionta – Vascular plants

Superdivision

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 Spermatophyta – Seed plants

Division

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 Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants

Class

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 Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons

Subclass

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 Rosidae

Order

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 Rhamnales

Family

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 Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn family

Genus

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 Ceanothus L. – ceanothus

Species

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 Ceanothus sanguineus Pursh – redstem ceanothus

This attractive little shrub is excellent in a site that has been burned, disturbed or suffers very low fertility, where other shrubs would fail. In fact, all members of the Ceanothus genus are symbiotic with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and improve the soil for future and neighboring plants.

  • Growing in an erect and loosely branched form, Red Stem Ceanothus reaches 5 – 10.’

  • The thin, dark green leaves fall, revealing the slender, purple-red stems.

  • In spring, small, white flowers in dense 4" clusters erupt in glorious scent at the ends of the branches.

  • This shrub is highly adaptable, tolerating sun or shade, dry or moist sites, as long as the drainage is good.

  • It is found along the Pacific Coast and is hardy between USDA zones 6-10.

For a short comparison of northwest native ceanothus, click here.
      
 

Photo, left, credit:  Clearwater National Forest; Photo, right, credit:  Walter Siegmund
  

Photos, above, credit:  Walter Siegmund
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