Jean Struthers, garden is devoted to California natives and this is their time to shine. Her Ceanothus 'Gentian Plume' is truly spectacular with 10 in. panicles of deep blue. From the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden, it is a hybrid between C. gloriosus and C. cyaneus, an open, spreading shrub 10 to 20 ft. high and wide. The leaves are 3 ins. long and unfortunately suffer from deer damage.