New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

New Jersey Tea features glossy leaves, numerous bright white flowers and a mounding shape that make this compact shrub a popular garden member. Planted two to three feet apart it forms an attractive low growing hedge, …

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Plants 4" Pots
1-4 $9.99 ea.
5-10 $8.99 ea.
11-31 $7.99 ea.
32+ $6.99 ea.
Availability: In stock
SKU
32150-04
Cultural Details
Soil Type Loam, Sand
Soil Moisture Dry, Medium
Sun Exposure Full Sun, Partial
Height 2' - 3'
Bloom Color White
Bloom Time July, Aug
Spacing 3'
Zones 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9
Root Type Taproot
Benefits Butterflies, Pollinators, Hummingbirds, Host Plant, Deer Resistant

New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus) features glossy leaves, numerous clusters of bright white flowers and a mounding shape that make this compact shrub a popular garden member. Planted two to three feet apart it forms an attractive low growing hedge, and is an excellent choice for rocky hillsides and slopes, as well. New Jersey Tea requires a well-drained site. The deep tap root makes it very drought tolerant once established. With a slow to moderate growth rate the long-lived plants will mature in 2 to 3 years. 

A host plant for Spring Azure and Summer Azure butterflies, New Jersey Tea is also attractive to hummingbirds, which eat the tiny insects that busily pollinate the small flowers. The name New Jersey Tea was coined during the American Revolution because its leaves were used as a substitute for imported tea.

Planting and Cultivation Notes
New Jersey Tea is a deciduous shrub and it looses it's leaves in the winter. It has a woody stem system which persists over the winter and supports the next years growth. As a shrub, New Jersey Tea blooms on new wood. It can be cut back to the ground in early spring (rejuvenation pruning) to encourage new growth, or it can be left to grow naturally.