The Blue Mist spirea is also called the Bluebeard, and it is a low-mounded, deciduous shrub prized for its late summer flowers and aromatic scent. The blooms have a slight resemblance to blue clouds or mist.

Apr 9, 2024 · Bluebeard has an axillary cymes flower formation—starting at the end of the stems are clusters of fluffy, bright blue blooms, which look like mist or clouds of smoke. Although bluebeard is known for its blue flowers, there are also purple and pink hybrids.

Jul 20, 2022 · It may also be found under the names blue mist shrub, bluebeard, and blue spirea. Let's learn more about how to care for blue mist shrubs. This airy shrub has aromatic green, silvery green, yellow, or green and white foliage depending upon the cultivar.

Caryopteris × clandonensis, commonly called bluebeard, blue spirea or blue mist, is a low-mounded, deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist.

Oct 9, 2024 · Blue Mist Spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis) is a deciduous sub-shrub known for its aromatic foliage and vibrant blue-purple flowers that bloom in late summer to early fall. It thrives in full sun, well-draining soil, and is drought-tolerant once established.

Blue spirea is a low, mounding, deciduous shrub in the Lamiaceae (mint) family. It is a hybrid cross between C. incana and C. mongholica. The common name blue mist refers to the flowers which have a fluffy cloudlike appearance. This light airy shrub quickly reaches an average size 2 to 3 feet tall and wide and has a medium to fine texture.

Mar 11, 2013 · The deciduous "Blue Mist" spirea (Caryopteris x clandonensis "Blue Mist") provides garden color from midsummer through fall. Also called blue beard and blue spirea, the plant earns its names from the fragrant, purple-blue flower spikes that adorn it for most of the summer season and that attract bees and butterflies.

Caryopteris, commonly known as Bluebeard or Blue Spirea, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Lamiaceae. Originally from East Asia, it is a deciduous to semi-evergreen shrub known for its beautiful and vibrant late summer to fall blooms.

Bluebeard, also known as blue mist or blue spirea, can take the worst of a hot summer (heat, lack of water, and humidity) and still manage to perform well.

Aug 10, 2010 · Most blue mist spireas grow about 2 to 3 feet tall and wide, and have powdery blue flowers. Tight, one-inch clusters of tiny blue flowers develop in profusion along woody stems. Flowering lasts from mid-August well into October.