Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

1-3', 3-6'

 

Flower Color

Blue

 

Flower Season

Summer

 

Leaf Color

Grey Green, Yellow Green, Silver

 

Bark Color

Grey

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Sun

Full, Half

 

Water

Medium

 

Growth Rate

Moderate

 

Soil Type

Sandy, Clay, Loam, Rocky, Unparticular

 

Soil Condition

Average, Rich, Poor, Well-drained, Dry

 

Soil pH

Neutral

 

Adverse Factors

Attracts Bees

Design Styles

English Cottage, Formal, Mediterranean, Ranch, Native Garden

 

Accenting Features

Showy Flowers, Unusual Foliage

 

Seasonal Interest

Summer

 

Location Uses

Entry, Perennial Border, Shrub Border, Foundation, Raised Planter

 

Special Uses

Hedge, Mass Planting, Small Spaces

 

Attracts Wildlife

Butterflies

This group of shrubs grows from 2 to 4 feet tall and up to 4 feet wide. All have a mounded form, with gray green to pale green leaves. Flowers appear in mid to late summer, and appear in a range of blue hues, depending on variety. Flowers are clusters of tiny flowers and mostly form and the tips of branches, so cutting the shrubs back hard in the late winter as new growth emerges makes for more flowers.

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. Caryopteris is both deer and rabbit resistent. Attracts bees and butterflies. If over-watered, caryopteris may grow taller and be more sprawlish.