About
This deciduous shrub typically reaches a height of approximately 80 cm. It features narrow, serrated grey-green foliage arranged on slender, reddish-brown stems. In late summer and early autumn, it produces fluffy clusters of pale blue flowers, which showcase prominent stamens.
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
- Well-drained
- Aspect
- South-facing, West-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
- 2-5 years
- Suggested uses
- City and courtyard gardens, Cottage and informal garden, Gravel garden, Patio and container plants, Wildlife gardens, Coastal
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot; this compact cultivar is ideal for container planting. Some drought tolerance once established. Will not tolerate wet, poorly drained soil
- Pruning
- Flowers on new growth so can be cut back hard in spring, see pruning group 6
- Propagation
- Propagate by softwood cuttings from spring to mid-summer, semi-ripe cuttings from mid- to late summer or hardwood cuttings from late autumn to mid-winter
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to capsid bug
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus