(Free) Blue Mist Caryopteris Dark Knight

This woody perennial is drought tolerant and virtually maintenance free.

Blue mist caryopteris dark knight. When they open in late summer every bumblebee in town knows about it. It is a well behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies. Blue mist shrub is aptly named as its gray green foliage is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. One of the best blue mist spirea varieties dark knight has the deepest blue color of them all. Once established this drought tolerant plant is virtually maintenance free. There are few true blues in the world of flowers but the blooms on a caryopteris or blue mist shrub come very close. Caryopteris x clandonensis dark knight sku 2289 a compact mounding shrub with dense fragrant silver gray foliage and deep purplish blue flowers over a long blooming season.

There are many caryopteris hybrids even if these are reputed to be more vulnerable to freezing. Caryopteris x clandonensis dark knight bluebeard is a compact deciduous shrub of rounded habit with a profusion of fragrant deep blue purple flowers in late summer and early fall. Have just purchased caryopteris dark knight and put it in a bed next to pee gee hydrangea. Butterflies hummingbirds and bees all welcome this nectar source. On may 13 2004 mothernature4 from bartow fl zone 9a wrote. Caryopteris beyond midnight has a dense mounding habit. Caryopteris x clandonensis commonly called bluebeard blue spirea or blue mist is a low mounded deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist.

Shown here are pictures of the dark knight caryopteris. It grows to form a shrub that gives a flower bed a round and colorful touch and is particularly well liked by butterflies and bees that visit it repeatedly. Its tidy upright growth habit and profusion of flowering spikes make it an essential part of the summer landscape. Blue mist shrubs are drought tolerant hence requires an average amount of irrigation. Valued for late summer to fall flowers when little else is in bloom. Caryopteris forms a neat low mound. Attractive to butterflies bees and other beneficial insects they contrast nicely with the dense foliage of dark green lance shaped aromatic leaves.

Dark knight has deep purple blue flowers closely spaced on long stems. Misty clusters of rich purple blue flowers envelop the glossy dark green foliage. Although this plant it easy to grow it does ask to be set in a spot that is. The combination of the dark knight blue flowers against the white of the hydrangea is a lovely fresh change from the usual reds and yellows of most late summer flowers.