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New jersey tea ceanothus americanus is a deciduous shrub that is native to north america.

New jersey tea leaves. New jersey tea plant is excellent for attracting hummingbirds. This plant can be used in herbal medicine and as a dye. Use it in masses for best affect as a tall ground cover or on steep slopes. How to grow a new jersey tea shrub growing new jersey tea is easy because the plants are very adaptable. Ceanothus americanus is visited by hummingbirds which eat the tiny insects that pollinate the flowers. New jersey tea was a name coined during the american revolution because its leaves were used as a substitute for imported tea. It is native to missouri where it occurs in prairies glades dry open woods and thickets throughout the state steyermark.

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. Narrow leaved new jersey tea plants nestled at the base of white birch betula papyrifera. New jersey tea during june and july this low growing rounded shrub is a cloud of white flowers. The luxuriant glossy leaves and bright white flowers make this durable shrub a real winner. 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. During the american revolution people growing new jersey tea plants used the dried leaves as a caffeine free tea substitute.

Ceanothus americanus commonly called new jersey tea is a compact dense rounded shrub which typically grows 2 3 tall less frequently to 4. It was red root tea until the boston. From plants for a future. Ceanothus americanus new jersey tea. Early pioneers discovered that the stout roots of new jersey tea ceanothus americanus were a formidable barrier to the plow. The foliage is serrate and reticulate with the veins marked by shallow grooves. Native to north america.

Chemical compounds from this plant have been found to affect the speed. Narrow leaved new jersey tea leaf. They also fix atmospheric nitrogen. Range map for narrow leaved new jersey tea ceanothus herbaceus. Plant two to three feet apart to create a low growing drought tolerant native hedge. New jersey tea wasn t always called that. It is best planted in gardens located within usda zones 4 to 8 and it bears clusters of white flowers at the start of summer.

New jersey tea grows to a yard tall leaves are broadly oblong.