Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

3-6'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Summer, Fall

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Low, Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral, Basic

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Spanish

 

Accenting Features

Fragrance, Showy Flowers

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer, Fall

 

Location Uses

Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Patio, Raised Planter, Walls / Fences, Walkways

 

Special Uses

Cut Flowers, Hedge, Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Hummingbirds

'Longwood' is a taller cultivar which may reach 4 feet tall and nearly as wide. It has a fragrant, violet-blue flower and appears at the ends of branches, from July through September. Oval to lance-shaped, silvery-gray leaves are slightly toothed, and turn yellow in the fall. Use as a hedge, or in a shrub or foundation border.

A nice addition to a sunny shrub or perennial border; also makes a nice hedge. Prefers full to part sun and well drained soil. Over-watering tends to make the plant rangy and may encourage lots of little seedlings. Wood often does not survive the winter, and so pruning back hard in late winter to early spring is recommended; it will also help to keep it tidy. Caryopteris is both deer and rabbit resistant. Attracts bees and butterflies. If over-watered, caryopteris may grow taller and be more sprawlish.