With its long flowering period & compact habit, Ceanothus ' Marie Bleu' is ideal for rockeries, cottage gardens & wildlife gardens ? where it will attract pollinating insects. This neat, rounded specimen forms a good ground cover or low hedging. Glossy green, deciduous foliage cloaks its well-branched stems throughout the summer. A haze of lilac blue flowers appears from July to September, followed by attractive red seed capsules that extend the season of interest well into the autumn. Height & spread: 90cm (36).