Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Longwood Blue'

Wonderful soft-blue color for the late-summer garden

Bluebeard, like butterfly bush, can be successfully grown in our region if it is treated as an herbaceous perennial. It is a nice, low-growing plant with very attractive silvery foliage, attaining heights of only about 3'. Airy blue flowers appear in late summer, a time when there is little color in the garden. Click on the cultivar icon to see some of our favorites. Use bluebeard in the perennial or shrub border.