New Jersey Tea

Latin Name: Ceanothus americanus

Type: Shrub/Vine

Light: Sun / Part Sun

Moisture: Dry / Dry-Mesic / Mesic

Soil: Sand / Loam / Clay

Size: 3 ft. x 3 ft.

Color: White

Bloom Time: June / July

Description: The habit of this shrub is mounding. It is a small shrub of the tall grass prairie. It grows in very dry, open to somewhat shaded areas. Flower spikes come in mid-summer. Excellent in the perennial border. It attracts small insects that attract hummingbirds.