5/3/25 – Holly in her favorite spot. I’ve added several more CA Natives with the Darkstar. Mr’s Beard sage, Coyote Bush, Celestial Blue Sage,Bandagii Sage, Woolly Bluecurls, Louis Edmunds Manzanita.
2/13/25 – Lots of blooms popping in the last week
2/8/25 – Honey Bee working the Dark Star Ceanothus. He’s got a big sack of pollen on his legs as he works the flowers
1/24/25 – Buds turning purple against the dark green leaves
1/24/25 – Honey Bee found some of the first flowers. They go bonkers over this flower, must be really good.
1/11/25 – Flower buds seem to be forming a little earlier this year with the warm weather and lack of rain. Last year I did not see flower buds until late Feb.
Holly chilling with the Dark Star Ceanothus 2/9/25
12/29/24 – Looking very happy and putting on some decent growth
10/27/24 – Starting to get cooler so I watered it deeply a couple times in the last month
Dark Star 6/15/24. Some yellowing on older leaves, but nothing to be concerned about, the new growth looks lush and green. Only watered 2 or 3 times this year. I saw this same issue with dropping some of the older leaves last year while it was in it’s pot and waiting for cooler weather before planting.
3/22/2024
Holly chilling with the Dark Star Ceanothus 3/10/24
Buds on Dark Star 2/24/24
2/4/24 – Pictured shortly after planting, not sure of exact date.
5/14/25 – When I planted this I was not sure if it was a good spot but it appears to like where it’s at. I’ve been very careful not to water in the summer. When I did have to water, it was only on the coolest days. I think that it should established at this point, so I may stop watering it all together soon.
