Photo credit
Becky Dill, CC0, Original photo
Care
- Avoid wet soil.
- Choose a lasting spot; established plants are difficult to move.
New Jersey Tea
Ceanothus americanus
Listed for containersIts plant group hosts 37 kinds of caterpillars
- Flower color
- White
- Bloom
- Spring and summer
- Leaves
- Deciduous
- Height
- 2–3 feet
- Spread
- 3–5 feet
- Light
- Part shade to full sun
- Soil moisture
- Somewhat dry to moist
Typical bloom time. A plant at the store may not be in flower.
- Containers
- Yes, listed for containersListed by Missouri Botanical Garden: Container Gardening with Native Plants, Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia: Container Gardening with Native Plants (2025)
- Container size
- Not recordedMeasure your pot’s depth; we can’t confirm this pot yet.
Native to Alabama (state-specific source)