Ceanothus americanus, New Jersey Tea
New Jersey Tea is a plant of sandy, gravelly, or otherwise well-drained locations -like slopes. Minnesota is at the northwestern-most portion of its natural range, but it does well east of the open prairie. A modest-sized shrub, plant this behind Wild Lupine, Butterflyweed, Hoary Puccoon, Leadplant, Large-flowered Penstemon and other forbs and grasses that appreciate well-drained or sandy soils.
Bloom: white, June through July
Height: 3 feet, possibly taller
New Jersey Tea is a smaller shrub, here at the MN Landscape Arboretum.
