Plant Family

Bee visiting Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris clandonensis) Photo credit: rweithorn Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Caryopteris clandonensis flowering Photo credit: Tuinieren Flickr CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Verbena Family (Verbenaceae)

Common Names

Bluebeard
Common bluebeard
Blue mist shrub
Blue spirea
 

Description

Blue mist spirea is a small twiggy shrub native to Asia.  A number of cultivars are available in the nursery trade.  

This shrub can range from 24 to about 48 inches tall and wide. Clusters of blue tubular flowers bloom from late summer through fall. 

Blue mist spirea does best in well drained dry soils with little to no fertilizer and requires full sun for optimal growth. It can be grown in USDA Zones 5 to 9 but will survive in the warmer ranges of Zone 4.

 

Attracts

bees
hummingbirds
adult and larval butterflies and moths

Additional Resources:

West

Washington  Caryopteris x clandonensis Blue spirea

Southeast

North Carolina Plant Fact Sheets

Southwest

Texas - Caryopteris x clandonensis A. Simmonds ex A. Rehder - Bluebeard

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