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Bluebeard

Caryopteris x clandonensis

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Bluebeard (Caryopteris x clandonensis)

Photo: Photo by David J. Stang · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Bloom colours

cobalt, violet

What actually matters with this one

One of very few genuinely blue late-summer shrubs. Cut it to a low stubby framework every April.

How to grow it

Light
full sun
Water
Keep it dry
Hardiness
Zones 5-9
Height
1 m
Flowers
August to September
Difficulty
easy

Plant it alongside

Relatives and plants that want the same conditions.