Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus
Species: C. gloriosus
A quick sketch with ink pen and watercolor.
Ceanothus gloriosus is endemic to California. Some people call the genus California Lilac. Generally they are 0.5 to 3 meters tall and burst crazily with white or purplish blue clusters of flowers in spring.
This may be the last ceanothus blossom of this year at the native plant garden of Channel Island National Park. When spring comes, there are so many flowers to draw and to paint! But this year I'm very distracted and couldn't spend too much time to study the ceanothus bushes in the CINP garden. I will have to wait for another 11 months to see the striking blue blooming again.
The most interesting part of the this ceanothus is the color of the flower. It's a purplish blue and kind of tricky to capture it right.
May The Bb Power Be With You,
Ellie
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