Fendler's Ceanothus

Ceanothus fendleri A. Gray

Buckthorn family

Plant Type
Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Mature Height
6.0 feet
Flower Color
White, Pink, Green
Bloom Time
Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Apodemia nais, Automeris cecrops pamina, Callophrys apama homoperplexa, Celastrina argiolus cinerea, Celastrina argiolus sidara, Erynnis martialis, Erynnis pacuvius, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Ixala desperaria, Nymphalis californica, Papilio eurymedon, Satyrium saepium

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Wyoming
  • MEX:  Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.

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