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Bluebeard

Lovely flowers complemented by rich, aromatic foliage create a cloudlike effect in the garden or mixed shrub planting. Striking with red valerian, lavender, crape myrtle and Jerusalem sage. Attracts butterflies. Cut back to the ground in spring. Drought tolerant and deer resistant.

Companion Plants

Althea - Single Blooms

Euonymus

Potentilla

Plant Details

  • Common name

    Bluebeard

  • Botanical name

    Caryopteris x clandonensis

  • Variety

    na

  • Zone

    USDA Zone 6 (-10°F) to USDA Zone 9 (20°F).

  • Light

    Sun

  • Height

    18-36" (46-91 cm)

  • Habit

    Mounded

  • Feed

    In spring

  • Water

    1-2 times per week

  • Bloom Color

    Blue

  • Bloom Time

    Summer-fall

  • Maintenance

    Apply mulch