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Shrub
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
Common Bluebeard
Plant Type: Shrub
A low-mounding summer shrub valued for the late summer bloom of fragrant blue flowers. 'Dark Knight' is a profuse blooming cultivar with deep blue-purple flowers set against gray-green aromatic foliage. Flowers attract bees and butterflies. All bluebeards are best treated as a cutback shrub as stems usually dieback in winter and resprout anew the following spring. Also known as blue spirea.
Mature Height:
2-3 ft
Mature Spread:
2-3 ft
Spacing:
2 ft
Zone:
5
Bloom Color:
Blue, Purple
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' Characteristics & Attributes:
Attracts Pollinators
Attracts Butterflies
Summer Bloomer
Fragrant
Drought Tolerant
Mass Planting
Deer Resistant
Full Sun
Average Water
Dry Soil
Attributes
| • | Fragrant Foliage |
| • | Border or Bed |
| • | Late Summer Bloomer |
Foliage Color
| • | Gray-Green |
Habit
| • | Mounding |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Late Summer |
Soil Moisture
| • | Well Drained |