Shrub: Evergreen. Deer, drought, coast, gopher & fire tolerant. California native (from the coast near Carmel, CA). A fast growing, durable, & vigorous wide-spreading shrub w/glossy dk green folg. and lt. blue flowers in late spring & early summer. Good ground cover & bank stabilization plant. Attracts butterflies & hummers. Ht: 2-3 ft. Width: 6-15 ft. Exp.: sun on coast/sun-pt shade inland. Water: mod./dry. USDA Z8. (syn. C. thyrsiflorus 'Carmel Creeper')