No ones ignoring you but we probably need more imformation. Given the cold winter we have just had, ceanothus is not fully frost hardy. What part of the world are you?
There are many varieties of ceanothus some more hardy than others,I had one some while ago for several years one winter it was seen off,Ceanothus are frost hardy but will not survive a deep frost.
My Garry Eliptica (or however you spell it!) looks very sorry for themselves too after the hard winter ...
Really?...don't mean to rub it in but the ones down here on the island have been the best I've ever seen this year:cnfs:
I only planted one last year and its done wonderfully - about to burst into bloom. Must like clay soil!
I live in sunny Sussex,and my Ceonothis has been wonderful for 10 years, but obviously this winter has killed it :-(
Last year, my ceanothus developed a brown patch, which I pruned out after it had flowered, and I notice again that it has come back. Mine is about 15 years old, and its been snipped at each year, but nothing major til last year to remove the brown. Is there any signs of growth? Can you scratch a bit of bark off to see if it is green underneath? Some drastic pruning may be needed. Have you given it a feed or made sure that it gets water when the weather turns dry. Sometimes shrubs and trees can take a couple of years for the stress to become noticeable, and then it could be too late. The cold winter this year may have been the last straw. Hope this Helps!
Thank you all for your help,yes plant1star,I have scratched the bark,and it is brown,so I have lost it sadly,but I will eventually get a new one,when this one has been removed.
I've had a ceonothus die this year and I'm not sure its down to the weather. Main reason being that the problem started late last summer, some of the leaves started to turn brown, the top has now died back and the shoots at the base are turning brown. I pretty sure it wasn't the frost. The concha looks OK at the moment but its close to the other one so it might be next.
I reckon that Concha is one of the more hardy Ceanothus's ... haven't noticed that any of mine have suffered, but I haven't looked that closely - I'll notice when my weeding efforts get further down that end :( Must make a list of things that I have that are less hardy and plan to be able to protect them in future Winters if it turns seriously cold again.
im in the north east i had a ceonothus and it died mind i had mine in a large pot on my balcony and i went to a garden center and asked the guy he said its not the perfect place to have them in pots so thats why mine died
