Caryopteris
By Lou Paun
Caryopteris - C. mastacanthus is a small shrub with greyish foliage, distinct in habit, and with purple flowers, not quite hardy perhaps in all soils, but pretty on warm banks and in warm gardens. There is a white variety.
Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue'
Blue Mist
Blue Mist Shrub is aptly named as it is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. It is a well-behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies.
Caryopteris x clandonensis
Bluebeard, Blue-spirea, Blue-mist Shrub
Verbenaceae ...
Caryopteris Ã- clandonensis 'First Choice' (Blue beard, Blue-mist shrub)
Photo/Illustration: Courtesy of Park Seed
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Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' is a semi-woody compact shrub that has pleasant aromatic stems and leaves. It will grow to a height of 24 to 36" tall and just as wide.
Caryopteris incana
( Bluebeard )
C. incana is very like C. clandonensis except that the leaves are aromatic and sharply dentated, and the flowers are usually in the purple-blue range but may sometimes be white.
Common name: Bluebeard, Blue Mist Shrub
Botanical name: Caryopteris bicolor Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family)
Synonyms: Caryopteris wallichiana, Caryopteris odorata ...
Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Pershore'
also known as Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Blue Mist' - Blue mist shrub, Blue spiraea, Bluebeard
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Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
Genus: Caryopteris
Species: × clandonensis
Cultivar: 'Heavenly Blue' ...
Common Bluebeard, Blue Spiraea
Scientific Name: Caryopteris incana (Thunb. ex Houtt.) Miq.
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Family: Verbenaceae ...
Caryopteris incana
COMMON: Common Bluebeard, Blue Spirea
LEAVES: Opposite, simple, 1 to 2" long, 1/2 wide, green
SIZE: 3 to 5' shrub
HARDINESS: Zone 6 to 9
HABIT: Shrub, graceful, loose and open
GROWTH RATE: Medium ...
Caryopteris x clandonensis cultivars (Bluebeard)
Dies to ground each spring and can be treated as a perennial. Beautiful blue-gray foliage and clear blue flowers. Blooms from late July to October on current season's growth.
Caryopteris Clandonensis Autumn Blooming Blue Mist Shrub
Caryopteris clandonensis adds cool blue to the garden from mid-summer to frost and complements the golden tones of autumn's perennials and wildflowers.
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Blue Mist' : Blue Mist Spirea - Whole Plant
Ceanothus x pallidus 'Marie Simon' : Marie Simon Hybrid Ceanothus - Flowers
Cephalanthus occidentalis : Buttonbush - Whole Plant ...
Bluebeard (Caryopteris). Bluebeard comes on strong in spring with silvery, almost-white toothed foliage, followed by the clearest blue, starry flowers in late summer. Together these colors are magnificent.
Blue Spirea (Caryopteris incana)
Blue Star (Amsonia hubrichtii)
Blue Star Juniper (Juniperus squamata 'Blue Star')
Blue Variegated Lilyturf (Liriope muscari 'Variegata')
Blue Vase Juniper (Juniperus chinensis 'Blue Vase') ...
*Blue Mist Shrub
Caryopteris xclandonensis
2 to 3'
2 to 3'
Sun; well-drained soil; do not over fertilize.
Blue mist shrubs (Caryopteris x clandonensis), also known as blue spirea, are compact, fast-growing ornamentals. They are deciduous plants and are covered with small, green-blue leaves from spring…
Hydrangea Uses ...
Bluebeard, Blue Mist, Blue-spirea Caryopteris × clandonensis
Blueberry
Creeping Vaccinium crassifolium
Evergreen Vaccinium ovatum
Highbush Vaccinium corymbosum
Himalayan Vaccinium moupinense
Sikkim Vaccinium sikkimense
Blue Blossom ...
Caryopteris (Caryopteris species)
Cassava, tapioca, manioc (Manihot esculenta)
Castor bean plant (Ricinus communis)
Catchfly, campion (Silene species)
Cattleya (Cattleya species, Cattleya hybrids)
Cauliflower (Brassica oleracea botrytis) ...
Caryopteris - Blue Spirea Not!
Caution for Landscape Corners
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Chrysanthemums - From the Wills Garden Series
Clematis Plants - Pests and Diseases ...
Caryopteris sp. and hybrids (Bluebeard)
Cephalotaxus sp. (False Yew)
Cestrum sp. and hybrids (Willow leaf Jessamine)
Chamaerops humilis (Fan Palm)
Chasmanthium latifolium (Northern Sea Oats)
Cheilanthes sp. (Lip Fern) ...
Combines well with the blue flowers in the late summer garden, like Caryopteris, Russian sage and Catmint. The spiky flowers are also a nice contract with asters, sedum and coneflowers.
Plants affected Many, including apples, beans, Caryopteris, Chrysanthemum, Clematis, Dahlia, Forsythia, Fuchsia, Hydrangea, Phygelius, potatoes, roses and Salvia
Main symptoms Leaves develop with many small holes.
 See also: Pink, Echinacea, Echinacea purpurea, Green, Rudbeckia
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