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Caryopteris x clandonensis

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Michael Dirr Caryopteris x clandonensis

Michael Dirr

Caryopteris x clandonensis

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Common Names:
Blue-mist Shrub
Blue-spirea
Bluebeard

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Sun/Water Requirements:

Requires full sun.
Moderate climate.

Climate / Hardiness Zones:
	Zone 5 to Zone 9 Dirr says: "Excessive fertility results in rampant growth."

Growth:
	Range: Grows to 5'. Dirr says: "a low (2' to 3') mounded, almost herbaceous shrub that graces the later summer garden with lovely bright blue flowers. This species is the result of a cross between C. incana x C. mongholica, and is the most common form in cultivation. Cut back in winter."

Flowers:
	Color(s): Blue Season(s): Summer Dirr says: "The flowers are borne in small cymes from the axils of the uppermost leaves, on new growth of the season."

Foliage:
	Deciduous Color: Leaves are bluish-green in the summer.

Fruit:
	Color: Black Season(s): Fall

Landscape Value:
	Can be used as a grouping plant.

Other:
	Is Resistant to Disease Is Resistant to Insects

Other Caryopteris x clandonensis References & Articles:

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Long Blooming Perennials
spring and summer color before many perennials get going; Bluebeard Spirea or blue-mist shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis) and cultivars which are hardy enough to be grown as a shrub in much ...

Hot New Perennials For 2007
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Caryopteris x clandonensis is hardy in these areas:

Alameda, CA	Alamo, CA	Alsip, IL
American Canyon, CA	Angwin, CA	Antioch, CA
Baltimore, MD	Bayside, NY	Bronx, NY
Brooklyn, NY	Brownsville, TX	Canton, MI
Chicago, IL	Cicero, IL	College Point, NY
Conneaut, OH	Corona, NY	Danville, CA
Detroit, MI	Dorset, OH	East Claridon, OH
East Elmhurst, NY	Ecorse, MI	Elmhurst, NY
Elmwood Park, IL	Elyria, OH	Essex, CA
Evergreen Park, IL	Fawnskin, CA	Ferndale, MI
Florence, SC	Flushing, NY	Fontana, CA
Forest Falls, CA	Forest Hills, NY	Fort Eustis, VA
Fresh Meadows, NY	Glen Burnie, MD	Gwynn Oak, MD
Harper Woods, MI	Harrison Township, MI	Hunt Valley, MD
Jackson Heights, NY	Leasburg, NC	Lexington, NC
Liberty, NC	Linwood, NC	Little Neck, NY
Ludlow, CA	Macomb, MI	Marysville, MI
Maspeth, NY	Memphis, MI	Mercedes, TX
Middle Village, NY	Mission, TX	Modesto, CA
Moreno Valley, CA	Morgantown, WV	Mount Clemens, MI
New Baltimore, MI	New Haven, MI	New York, NY
Newport News, VA	North Ridgeville, OH	North Street, MI
Oakland Gardens, NY	Olmito, TX	Penitas, TX
Pharr, TX	Phelan, CA	Philadelphia, PA
Pikesville, MD	Pinon Hills, CA	Port Isabel, TX
Progreso, TX	Redlands, CA	Rego Park, NY
Rialto, CA	Ridgewood, NY	Rimforest, CA
Riverdale, IL	Saratoga, CA	Soquel, CA
Sparrows Point, MD	Staten Island, NY	Taylor, MI
Temperance, MI	Temple City, CA	Towson, MD
Trenton, MI	Tres Pinos, CA	Upland, CA
Virginia Beach, VA	Walnut, CA	Watsonville, CA
Wayne, MI	Westland, MI	Whitestone, NY
Whitmore Lake, MI

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