[Buckbrush, Deerbrush, Snowbrush and Tea Trees: The Genus Ceanothus West of the Cascade Mountains]
Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thrysiflorus
Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
![Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)](thrysiflorus/thrysiflorus04-18-2016b.jpg)
Blue blossum as seen in a planting around the parking area for the trailhead to the Ni-les'tun Unit, Bandon Dunes National Wildlife Refuge........April 18, 2016.
- ![Leaf of Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)](thrysiflorus/thrysiflorus05-22-2006a.jpg)
Blue blossum in bloom in the webmaster's garden in Gresham, OR.......May 22, 2006.
![Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)](thrysiflorus/thrysiflorus04-18-2016a.jpg)
Blue blossum as seen in a planting around the parking area for the trailhead to the Ni-les'tun Unit, Bandon Dunes National Wildlife Refuge........April 18, 2016.
![Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)](thrysiflorus/thrysiflorus1.jpg)
Blue blossum as seen in bloom at the author's yard in Gresham, OR where it is a large ornamental shrub. It blooms there in early to mid June.
![Blue Blossum, Wild Lilac: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus (Synonym: Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)](thrysiflorus/thrysiflorus.jpg)
Blue blossum as seen in bloom at the author's yard in Gresham, OR where it is a large ornamental shrub. It blooms there in early to mid June.
Paul Slichter