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Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue - Bluebeard

Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue®
Bluebeard, Blue Spirea, Blue Mist Shrub

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Beautiful bush, very bright and frost-sensitive, with golden aromatic foliage and a late amethyst-blue flowering.
Flower size
1 cm
Height at maturity
1.20 m
Spread at maturity
1.50 m
Exposure
Sun
Hardiness
Hardy down to -15°C
Soil moisture
Dry soil, Moist soil
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Recommended planting time March to May, September to October
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Description

Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue®, is a small bush that is very bright and has golden aromatic foliage and late amethyst blue flowering. It is slightly more sensitive to cold than its hybrid cousins.

 

Called "Bluebeard" or "Blue Spirea", this Asian bush, 1.20m (3ft 11in) tall, hardy down to -7°C (19.4 °F), with a bushy habit that is wider than it is tall. It has deciduous, aromatic, opposite, single, oblong, golden foliage, 2 to 7cm (0.8 to 2.8in) long, coarsely toothed on slightly lignified, purple-spotted stems. In September, beautiful bouquets of small tubular flowers, amethyst blue, with long stamens last until early autumn.

Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue® grows in rich, deep but most importantly well-drained, neutral or alkaline soil, in a warm, sunny, not too windy location. The only maintenance required is winter mulching, fertilizer application, and a very short pruning in March.

Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue® can be used in flower beds with perennials, combined with cinquefoils or white or yellow perpetual roses.

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Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue - Bluebeard (Foliage) Foliage

Plant habit

Height at maturity 1.20 m
Spread at maturity 1.50 m
Habit Irregular, bushy
Growth rate normal

Flowering

Flower colour blue
Flowering time September to October
Flower size 1 cm
Bee-friendly Attracts pollinators
Flowering description Tubular.

Foliage

Foliage persistence Deciduous
Foliage colour golden
Aromatic? Fragrant foliage when creased
Foliage description Deciduous.

Botanical data

Genus

Caryopteris

Species

incana

Cultivar

Sunshine Blue®

Family

Verbenaceae

Other common names

Bluebeard, Blue Spirea, Blue Mist Shrub

Origin

Cultivar or hybrid

Product reference7815711

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Planting and care

Caryopteris incana Sunshine Blue® is preferably planted in spring in a rich, deep and well-drained soil, in full sun and sheltered from winds. The only maintenance required is winter mulching, fertilization and a very short pruning in March.

Planting period

Recommended planting time March to May, September to October

Intended location

Type of use Border
Hardiness Hardy down to -15°C (USDA zone 7b) Show map
Planting density 1 per m2
Exposure Sun
Soil pH Any
Soil type Chalky (poor, alkaline and well-drained), Silty-loamy (rich and light), Stony (poor and well-drained)
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil, Well-drained

Care

Pruning instructions In late winter (March-April), prune half or even two-thirds of the branches with shears, to promote the next flowering and maintain a compact habit.
Pruning Pruning recommended once a year
Pruning time March to April
Soil moisture Dry soil, Moist soil
Overwinter Can be left in the ground

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