Taxon

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight'

Caryopteris × clandonensis 'Dark Knight' - Dark Knight hybrid bluebeard, Dark Knight blue-spirea
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Common name: Dark Knight hybrid bluebeard, Dark Knight blue-spirea
Family: Lamiaceae (mint family)
Distribution: hybrid: selection of Caryopteris incana × C. mongholica
Hardiness: USDA Zone 5
Life form: Deciduous shrub/Subshrub
Comments: This cultivar grows 3' high and wide. Purple, fragrant flowers bloom from late summer to frost and attract butterflies and hummingbirds. Foliage is a distinctive silvery green. Cut back to live wood in late winter or early spring before new growth begins.
Links: Missouri Botanical Garden Kemper Center- Plant Finder • Perennials.com

Locations

  • 1: VCA: AW14 (AW14) • Accession: D1999-1547.005 • Provenance: Cultivated of Garden Origin
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