Caryopteris
Bluebeard, Blue mist shrub
- Height × spread
- 0.5m – 1.5m × 0.4m – 1.5m
- Position
- Full sun
Availability
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About this plant
These are delightful autumn flowering shrubs, many of them compact and highly desirable. They have delicate clusters of tiny flowers, generally in shades of blue though some white forms are available. The foliage is generally soft looking and coloured grey green but some variegated forms are now part of the range. These have an ephemeral, fragile quality that is very appealing in the season characterized by robust perennials. Give them a warm and sunny spot and don't overwhelm them.
- Flower colour
- Blue
- Foliage colour
- Blue, Green, Grey, Silver, White, Yellow
- Variegated
- No
- Scent
- Yes, some varieties
- Shape
- Bell, Dome, Round
- Height
- 0.5m – 1.5m
- Spread
- 0.4m – 1.5m
- Season of interest
- Summer, Autumn
- Evergreen
- Deciduous
- Garden style
- Small scale garden, Seaside garden, Scented garden, Mediterranean garden, Gravel garden, Cottage garden
- Sun or shade
- Likes full sun, tolerates part shade
- Soil type
- Loam (normal), Poor soil
- Soil pH
- All types
- Drainage
- Well drained soil, Dry soil, Drought resistant
- Winter hardiness
- Varies, some are not hardy
- Borders & containers
- Borders
- Use for
- Wall cover, Structural, Bee attraction, Butterfly attraction
- Hazards
- No
Spring
Spring - late · Outdoors
Feed with slow release fertiliser
Apply a general purpose slow release fertiliser, spreading it around the root area of the plant as it is coming into growth. (Or apply a liquid feed at regular intervals throughout the growing season.)
This is a simple way to provide a nutrient boost as a single annual procedure.
Spring-Autumn · Outdoors
Water in dry periods
Established plants in the ground can cope with 7-10 days of dryness, and shrubs often manage 2 to 3 weeks. Water one section of the garden thoroughly each day rather than a little everywhere. Check plants in pots more often, especially in hot weather.
Spring - early · Planting
Prune hard to the base
Prune back to within 30cm to 45cm of the plant base so that the year's growth will begin from this low framework. If you want the plant to grow larger, this need only be done every few years.
Found in
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