19+ Caryopteris Bluebeard Perennials

Discovered by peter van delft at west end nursery in the uk as a sport of kew blue. In zone 6 both came back after 2 winters.

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Caryopteris bluebeard perennials

Although actually a woody shrub bluebeard is usually cut back each spring to 6 inches and treated more like a perennial. Lavender blue flowers appear in leaf joints. Plants form a bushy upright mound of bright green leaves the fragrant dark blue flowers forming on new wood in late summer and fall.

I love this plant. Dark knight blue mist spirea caryopteris clandonensis blooms with a profusion of dark blue flowers in late summer when few other shrubs are flowering. Caryopteris clandonensis bluebeard plants are also commonly known as the blue mist shrub or blue spirea.

Blue mist shrub is aptly named as it is covered in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. Common bluebeard blue spirea. Jason has golden foliage.

Caryopteris bluebeard shrubs are covered with clusters of delicate blue flowers from late summer to early frost providing hard to find midsummer color. They are used to determine whether a plant is likely to be perennial in your area. Taller than caryopteris x clandonensis with looser more open growth to 34 feet tall 5 feet wide.

The silvery green 1 2 leaves have a light aroma of eucalyptus when rubbed. Its modest size makes it very useful in smaller yards. This plant is hardy in zones 5 11 zones are based on the lowest average temperature an area is expected to receive during the winter.

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