New Jersey Tea Leaves
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Ceanothus americanus is an upright mounding shrubby perennial with fine textured gray green leaves.
New jersey tea leaves. From plants for a future. It is native to missouri where it occurs in prairies glades dry open woods and thickets throughout the state steyermark. New jersey tea wasn t always called that. Native to north america.
While the flowers are remarkable on their own new jersey tea is a nectar source and a caterpillar and larva host attracting an array of beautiful butterflies. Chemical compounds from this plant have been found to affect the speed. New jersey tea ceanothus americanus. How to grow a new jersey tea shrub growing new jersey tea is easy because the plants are very adaptable.
The luxuriant glossy leaves and bright white flowers make this durable shrub a real winner. Range map for narrow leaved new jersey tea ceanothus herbaceus. New jersey tea during june and july this low growing rounded shrub is a cloud of white flowers. Narrow leaved new jersey tea leaf.
Ceanothus americanus commonly called new jersey tea is a compact dense rounded shrub which typically grows 2 3 tall less frequently to 4. Narrow leaved new jersey tea plant in bloom. It was red root tea until the boston. They also fix atmospheric nitrogen.
New jersey tea ceanothus americanus is a deciduous shrub that is native to north america. Narrow leaved new jersey tea plants nestled at the base of white birch betula papyrifera. New jersey tea grows to a yard tall leaves are broadly oblong. During the american revolution people growing new jersey tea plants used the dried leaves as a caffeine free tea substitute.
Ceanothus americanus is visited by hummingbirds which eat the tiny insects that pollinate the flowers. This plant can be used in herbal medicine and as a dye. Early pioneers discovered that the stout roots of new jersey tea ceanothus americanus were a formidable barrier to the plow. Use it in masses for best affect as a tall ground cover or on steep slopes.
It was used by colonists during the revolutionary war as a substitute for tea hence the common name even though the leaves contain no caffeine. Green deane s itemized plant profile. New jersey tea was a name coined during the american revolution because its leaves were used as a substitute for imported tea. New jersey tea plant is excellent for attracting hummingbirds.
Plant two to three feet apart to create a low growing drought tolerant native hedge.