About
This rounded, bushy shrub exhibits a compact growth habit, making it ideal for container cultivation. It features deep blue flowers with elongated stamens, which are set against aromatic, rich green leaves. This plant produces a profusion of blooms from August to October.
About the genus
Caryopteris includes both deciduous shrubs and herbaceous perennials, characterized by their fragrant, uncomplicated leaves. These plants produce small blue or white flowers that appear in dense clusters in the axils during late summer and autumn.
Growing conditions
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil type
- Chalk, Loam, Sand
- Soil pH
- Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
- Soil moisture
- Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
- Aspect
- West-facing, South-facing
- Exposure
- Sheltered
- UK hardiness
- H4
Plant details
- Plant type
- Shrubs
- Habit
- Bushy
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Height
- 0.5-1 metres
- Spread
- 0.5-1 metres
- Time to full height
- 5-10 years
- Suggested uses
- Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, City and courtyard gardens, Coastal, Wildlife gardens
- Fragrance
- Flower, Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Plant in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot. Heat tolerant and some drought tolerance when established. Doesn't tolerate wet, poorly drained soil.
- Pruning
- Cut weak stems to the base. Each spring, cut back to leave two leaf buds of old growth
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings or seeds grown in a cold frame
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to capsid bugs and mealybugs
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus