Ceanothus sanguineus (Oregon Tea Tree) Beaver Lake Nursery they have antimicrobial properties and

they have antimicrobial properties and were used in traditional medicine by Indigenous communities

Bark is red-brown and thin with flat ridges

Soil needs: average to moist

Landscape Use and Ecological Function:  found in the Pacific Northwest and into Idaho growing in moist

Ceanothus sanguineus (Oregon Tea Tree) Beaver Lake Nursery they have antimicrobial properties andPlant Description: A loosely branched, upright, medium sized shrub. Stems are greenish when young turning purplish to a deep red color with age. The dense clusters of white to pink flowers are very fragrant and up to 4 inches long. Fruit is a 3 lobed smooth capsule. Leaves are thin, dark green, and oval shaped with serrated margins, paler below, and have the distinctive three veins of the ceanothus genus. The leaves and bark of this plant are edible.