vulgaris are edible raw and the whole plant can be boiled and eaten as a spring green
moister sites as long as there is good drainage
It will probably get powdery mildew
bottle-brush bloom atop narrow wands late summer into fall
Ceanothus americanus - New Jersey Tea shade vulgaris are edible raw andSizes available: #1 (Trade gallon) Basics: zones 3 9, 2 3' x 3', full to part sun, fragrant panicles of numerous tiny white flowers in late summer to early fall, dry to medium moisture soils, sandy, loam based, or rocky soils, perhaps on the calcareous side, deep rooted, adaptable, drought tolerant. Common names: New Jersey Tea, Redroot, Wild Lilac, Mountain Snowbell Family: Rhamnaceae Origin Distribution: From Quebec to Florida, west to Minnesota,