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:
Stems reddish; leaves opposite, lanceolate, most blades 4-9cm long x 1-2.2 cm wide, margins with 2-4 irregular dentations; flower open, spikey and blue. Winter ID: twiggy low shrub; buds and accessory buds, <1mm long, pubescent, slowly opening up in Feb-Mar.
Habit:
Arching, Open, Upright
Form:
Irregular, Oval - vertical
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
1.3 - 2.0m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin (C. incana x C. mongholica)
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 7: (-18 to -12 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Winter dry, Summer dry
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Attract butterflies, Cut flower or foliage, Group or mass planting, Mixed shrub border, Summer interest
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Opposite
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible, Heavily veined
Surfaces:
Pubescent
Colour in Summer:
Silver / Grayish
Colour in Fall:
Silver / Grayish
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Margins:
Dentate
Additional Info:
Leaves are very pleasantly fragrant.
Inflorescence Type:
Cyme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Funnelform
Ovary Position:
Superior
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 Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
Accessory (collateral), Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Cuttings, Greenwood cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Crown rot (Pest resistant, Disease resistant, Deer resistant, Rabbit resistant, Drought tolerant)
