Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'
Garden Plant Information

Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Heavenly Blue'

Name

Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Heavenly Blue’ (also called bluebeard)

Genus  

Caryopteris

Species

x clandonensis

Cultivar/variety

‘Heavenly Blue’

General description

Deciduous dome-shaped shrub, grown for blue flowres in late summer and autumn. Very attractive to bees and butterflies.

Season of interest

Late summer to autumn.

Key horticultural features

  1. Upright compact mass of lance shaped grey-green leaves. H&S: 1m x 1m

  2. Lightly serrated, stemmed leaves, deep green. Paired at opposite angles and fairly widely spaced on stem.

  3. Stem round and greyish green.

  4. Clusters of tubular, purplish-blue flowers with prominent stamens

Cultural details

Aspect

Sun

Soil

Light, well drained, moist.

Hardiness

Frost hardy.

Maintenance

Cut back in spring to prevent a bare base from developing.

Propagation

Cuttings in late spring/early summer.