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An excellent shrubby perennial hardy to zone 4 and very adaptable to most conditions. Given full sun in zones 6b and colder some shade in hotter zones the hardy plant will grow almost anywhere in any soil except wet and waterlogged. It is extremely drought tolerant and very tough.
New Jersey tea flowers make a lovely border or addition to prairie plantings. Purchase these Ceanothus Americanus seeds from Everwilde Farms today!
Look no further than Ceanothus americanus, commonly known as New Jersey Tea. Growing to 2-3 feet tall, this shrub boasts fragrant white flowers in late spring that attract butterflies. Its leaves have a fresh wintergreen scent and can be dried for a caffeine-free tea substitute.
10 wrz 2024 · Ranging across the prairies, open glades, woodlands and lakeshores of eastern North America, New Jersey tea (Ceanothus americanus) is an adaptable, tenacious flowering shrub. New Jersey tea produces pale, pillowy blossoms in spring and early summer.
Common names: New Jersey tea, wild snowbell, redroot. All pictures (2) Share. Overview. More Information. Care Knowledge. During June and July this low-growing, rounded shrub is a cloud of white flowers. New Jersey tea is used in masses for best effect, as a tall ground cover, or on steep slopes.
Ceanothus americanus is a species of Ceanothus shrub native to North America. Common names include New Jersey tea, Jersey tea ceanothus, variations of red root (red-root; redroot), mountain sweet (mountain-sweet; mountainsweet), and wild snowball.
Photo credit: USFWS, public domain. In the wild, New Jersey tea is typically found in rocky areas, sandy areas, glades, open woods, prairies and abandoned fields. This native shrub can grow 1-5 feet tall, but a mature plant is usually in the range of 2-3 feet tall.
