Do you ever see a pretty plant and wonder: "what is that?" I'm usually one to whip out my phone to make use of a plant identifier app, but with the bright blue flowering tree I've recently been fascinated sitting in the front yard of a neighbor I don't know very well, I've been a little reticent to start pointing my phone camera at their house.
Fortunately, my TikTok algorithm has come to my rescue, and it seems that these pretty, colorful trees are in fact ceanothus, also known as "California Lilac". And it's not just me who has taken notice of them. All over my social feeds this plant is making waves as we enter prime gardening season, and there's plenty of reasons to love it.
