Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus ‘Snowball’   (syn. C. rigidus ‘Snowball’)            Rhamnaceae

Snowball Ceanothus, Snowball Monterey Ceanothus                see-a-NO-thus

• Broadleaf evergreen or semi-evergreen shrub, mounding, 3-6 ft (0.9-1.8 m) tall and greater width.  Leaves small, about 1.3 cm long, wedge-shaped or rounded, sometime slightly toothed near the tip, dark green above, paler below.  Flowers small, white, in clusters.
• Sun to partial shade.  Needs good dainage.  Reportedly deer resistant (???).
• Hardy to USDA Zone 7   
• Silverton, Oregon: The Oregon Garden