Dark Knight Blue Mist Dark Knight Caryopteris

It is a well behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies.

Dark knight blue mist dark knight caryopteris. Caryopteris x clandonensis commonly called bluebeard blue spirea or blue mist is a low mounded deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. Drought resistant drought tolerant plant xeric. Caryopteris clandonensis dark knight blue mist shrub bluebeard blue mist shrub is aptly named as its gray green foliage is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. Have just purchased caryopteris dark knight and put it in a bed next to pee gee hydrangea.

Bluebeard dark knight dark knight bluebeard dark knight blue mist spiraea caryopteris x clandonensis dark knight bluebeard is a compact deciduous shrub of rounded habit with a profusion of fragrant deep blue purple flowers in late summer and early fall. Low growing mounding and easy to grow it prefers well drained soil a. Its modest size makes it very useful in smaller yards. The combination of the dark knight blue flowers against the white of the hydrangea is a lovely fresh change from the usual reds and yellows of most late summer flowers.

On may 13 2004 mothernature4 from bartow fl zone 9a wrote. A fantastic nectar source for bees and butterflies.