Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue'

Blue Beard

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Common Name:

Blue Beard

Plant Type:

Flower color:

Foliage color:

Yellow Silver

Sun (From 0 to 5):

3

Water (From 0 to 5):

2

Maximum temperature:

30°C

Minimum temperature:

7°C

Maximum height:

120 cm

Maximum width:

120 cm

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Description

One of the most stately perennials we've come across. Each plant produces a profusion of violet-blue flowers from mid-summer on to fall. The light and airy foliage is a smoky-green shade, the leaves are deliciously fragrant when touched. This deciduous, mound-shaped shrub is perfect for any perennial garden or border.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Blooming

Flowers from midsummer through early fall, until temperatures dip below freezing. The blooms are blue and aromatic.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Growth

Woody perennial that will die back to the ground in the winter, but only with freezing temperatures. The leaves and flowers are aromatic. Grow Caryopteris in a mixed or shrub border.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Planting

Sow seeds in fall in containers in a cold frame. Cold frames are protective structures, located outside for propagating and growing plants. Can also propagate from softwood cuttings in spring or greenwood cuttings in early summer. Softwood cuttings are cuttings taken from young, non-woody growth. Greenwood cuttings are taken from shoot-tips of plants, and are harder than softwood cuttings.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Pest

Capsid bugs occasionally cause leaf distortion.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Interesting facts

Bluebeard is native to southern and eastern Asia.

Blue Beard (Caryopteris x 'Longwood Blue') - Soil and irrigation

Requires well-drained soils to prevent root rot. Prefers light, medium rich soils.