About
This deciduous shrub reaches a height of approximately 80 cm and features a dense, bushy growth habit. Its narrow, grey-green leaves emit a pleasant aroma. In late summer to early autumn, the plant produces fluffy clusters of pale pink flowers, showcasing prominent stamens at the tips of the stems.
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, Wildlife gardens, Coastal
- Fragrance
- Foliage
Care notes
- Cultivation
- Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sunny sheltered spot; ideal against a sunny wall. 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. As this plant is protected by Plant Breeders' Rights, any propagation should be for personal rather than commercial use
- Pest resistance
- May be susceptible to capsid bug
- Disease resistance
- May be susceptible to honey fungus