New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus L.

Buckthorn family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Shrub
Life Cycle
Perennial
Height
3.0 feet
Spread
3.0 feet
Flower Color
Blue
Bloom Time
Late Spring

Growing Conditions

Sunlight Tolerant
Moisture Low
Clay Soil No
Sandy Soil Yes
Drought Tolerance High
Flood Tolerance None
Fire Tolerance Medium
Salt Tolerance None
pH Range 4.3 – 6.5

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Host Bucculatrix anaticula, Celastrina argiolus lucia/neglecta, Celastrina ladon, Erastria coloraria, Erastria cruentaria, Erynnis martialis, Hyalophora euryalus, Lyonetia speculella, Periploca ceanothiella, Recurvaria consimilis
Fall Color No
Evergreen No

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • CAN:  Ontario, Québec

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (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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