Caryopteris x clandonensis (Blue Mist Spiraea)
This late-summer flowering shrub bears lovely blue flowers among its gray-green foliage. It grows 3 ft. tall by 3 ft. wide and flowers on this year’s wood, so it needs to be pruned to the ground every winter. It reblooms if pruned right after first bloom. Prefers well-drained soil with lots of humus or compost added, full sun, and once-a-week water.
- Category: Shrubs
- Water Use: Low
- Sun Exposure: Part Shade
- Height x Spread: 3 ft. x 3 ft.
- Native: No
- Color: Blue
- Bees: Yes
- Birds: No
- Butterflies: No
- Cut Flower: No
- Utility Tree: No
- Extra Maintenance: No
- Fall Color: No
- Bloom Time: Summer