Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris) Plant
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Blue Mist Shrub (Caryopteris sp.), also known as Bluebeard or Blue Spirea is a small shrub that flowers from late summer to early fall for several weeks. It typically blooms in shades of blue.
It is usually between 2- to 3-feet tall. Most Caryopteris are hardy from to USDA Zone 9 down to Zone 5 and some to Zone 4.
It blooms best in full sun and needs average garden soil that is not heavily enriched with fertilizer or it can flop.
Carypoteris is a low-maintenance plant. In the spring, cut it back to about 8 to 12 inches tall. It blooms on new wood so the old part will not flower.
Caryopteris is a deciduous shrub and its flowers, leaves, and stems give off a faint, pleasant scent that make it deer-resistant. It is fairly heat- and drought-tolerant as well. It has no major pest or diseases. Best of all, pollinators love it as much as you do.
The tried-and-true cultivars are ‘Dark Knight’ with deep-blue flowers, and ‘Longwood Blue,’ which has sky-blue flowers. There are newer, compact cultivars such ‘Petit Bleu’ and ‘First Choice’. There are also forms with yellow or chartreuse foliage such as ‘Sunshine Blue’, ‘Worcester Gold’, and ‘Almost Gold’
Caryopteris: You
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