New Jersey Tea

Ceanothus americanus

*Native

*Shrub

*18 – 36’’

*Full to Part Sun

*Moist to Well-drained

*Gets better every year

*Larval host plant                           for the Spring Azure, and Mottled Duskywing.

*Clusters of white flowersin the spring. Likes good soil.  *Used in the Revolutionary War as a substitute for tea.