27+ Caryopteris Spp

Blue mist shrub or caryopteris is a late flowering blue shrub that attracts butterflies and bumblebees by the dozens.

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Caryopteris spp

Caryopteris x clandonensis dark knight bluebeard is a compact deciduous shrub of rounded habit with a profusion of fragrant deep blue purple flowers in late summer and early fall. Other tropical plants such as the chinese hat plant holmskioldia sanguinea and species. Learn and get advice on how to grow care plant water cut down mulch.

Blue flowers attract bumblees and provide intense blue color late in the season. Here s how to grow yours. Its modest size makes it very useful in smaller yards.

Phonetic spelling kay ree op ter iss description. A fantastic nectar source for bees and butterflies. Small blue flowers are clustered on the stems and bloom for about two months in late summer and early fall.

They are native to east asia china korea japan mongolia. Attractive to butterflies bees and other beneficial insects they contrast nicely with the dense foliage of dark green lance shaped aromatic leaves. Caryopteris with 15 east asian species is exemplified by blue spirea or bluebeard c.

Dark knight blue mist spirea caryopteris clandonensis blooms with a profusion of dark blue flowers in late summer when few other shrubs are flowering. Drought resistant drought tolerant plant xeric. In colder climates it may be grown as an herbaceous perennial.

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