36) Caryopteris x clandonensis

Type: sub-shrub

Useful cultivars and selections: ‘Longwood Blue’ ‘Dark Knight’ ‘Snow Fairy’ ‘Blue Mist’ ‘SUNSHINE BLUE’

Common name: hybrid bluebeard

Family name: Lamiaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Height: 30-50cm

Spread: 30-50cm

Requirements: tolerant drought, average, medium moisture, well-drained soil in full sun.

Leaf arrangement: fragrant, ovate, silvery-gray

Flower /fruit description(s): fragrant, showy, violet-blue

Suitable uses: attract butterflies,

Quick ID description: fragrant, drought tolerant, full sun, herbaceous perennial, sub-shrub

Bloom time: July to September

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