New Jersey Tea is a deciduous shrub that prefers open, deciduous woods, woodland edges, oak savannas and meadows. It has an attractive low-growing, rounded crown to 3' high and 5' wide. Creamy white fragrant flowers appear in early summer.
New Jersey Tea appreciates well-drained sandy loam or rocky soils in full sun to partial shade. It is drought tolerant once established and tolerates road salt. Because of its deep tap root system, it is useful for erosion control on slopes but, for this reason, it can be hard to successfully transplant.
Photo: "Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea)" by tgpotterfield is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.
Larval Host for the
2-3'
3'
SIZE
SOIL
Loam, Sandy, Med, Dry, Well-Drained
LIGHT
Sun, Part Sun
BENEFITS
Hummingbirds, Bees, Butterflies
NOTES
Blooms on new wood. Cut back in early spring to encourage new growth. Makes an attractive hedge.
CHARACTERISTICS
Low Spreading, Attractive Hedge, Drought Tolerant, Showy Flowers, Fragrant, Tolerates Road Salt
July, August
Shrub
This
flowers in
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
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DESCRIPTION
New Jersey Tea is a deciduous shrub that prefers open, deciduous woods, woodland edges, oak savannas and meadows. It has an attractive low-growing, rounded crown to 3' high and 5' wide. Creamy white fragrant flowers appear in early summer.
New Jersey Tea appreciates well-drained sandy loam or rocky soils in full sun to partial shade. It is drought tolerant once established and tolerates road salt. Because of its deep tap root system, it is useful for erosion control on slopes but, for this reason, it can be hard to successfully transplant.
Photo: "Ceanothus americanus (New Jersey tea)" by tgpotterfield is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0.