This is a compact evergreen shrub with finely toothed, glossy dark green leaves and clusters of deep blue flowers in early summer. Best grown in a sheltered sunny site in a moist yet well drained soil.

Features:

• As a guide this plant can grow to 200cm x 150cm
• When planting this shrub in the open ground it is best planted with a mixture of your garden soil and a good quality Tree and Shrub Compost. If suitable for containers then we recommend John Innes No3 Compost or a good quality Multipurpose compost. These plants should be fed in Spring and late Summer with a good quality granular fertiliser.

California Lilac. A super easy to maintain evergreen flowering shrub with dark green glossy foliage that has the added bonus of being smothered in blue flowers from mid-Spring making a bold statement wherever they are planted. Best to plant out of cold winds. Height 1.5m Spread 2m. Full sun. The bees adore this shrub.