Scientific Name:	Caryopteris x clandonensis
Pronunciation:	kair-ee-OP-tur-iss ex klan-dun-EN-siss
Common Name:	bluebeard
Family Name:	Verbenaceae
Plant Type:	Shrub - deciduous
Key ID Features:	Leaves narrow, toothed and opposite on a reddish stem; flower open, spikey and blue.
Course(s):	HORT 2355

Habit: Arching, Open, Upright Form: Irregular, Oval - vertical Texture: Medium - fine Mature Size: Height: 1.3 - 2.0m Spread: 1.0 - 1.5m Growth Rate: Fast Origin: Garden origin Hardiness Rating: Zone 7: (-18 to -12 C) Exposure: Full sun Soil/ Growing Medium: Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained Water Use: Summer dry, Winter dry Landscape Uses: Accent plant, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest Additional Info: Google. The cultivars shown include C. 'Blue Mist' and C. 'Worchester Gold'.

Leaf Morphology: Form: Simple Arrangement: Opposite Texture/ Venation: Heavily veined, Soft flexible Surfaces: Pubescent Colour in Fall: Silver / Grayish Leaf(let) Terms: Shapes: Lanceolate Apices: Acute Margins: Dentate Additional Info: Leaves are very pleasantly fragrant.

Inflorescence Type: Floriferous, Cyme Flower Morphology: Colour (petals): Showy, Blue Flower Scent: None Flower Time at Peak: Aug, Sep, Oct

Fruit Type: Nut, Aborted (hybrids) or absent Fruit Colour: Brown Fruiting Time: Oct, Nov Additional Info: Not showy, nutlet

Bark or Stem Colour:     Leaf Scar Shape: Crescent shaped

Propagation:	Cuttings, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Plant Care:
Maintenance:	Medium
Pest Susceptibility:	Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought resistant

Location(s): (BUG) BUG garden Location Map

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