Caryopteris x clandonensis | Dark Knight Wildflowers workbook The huge wide

The huge wide

with plenty of compost and deadhead to keep the flowers coming

it can be easily battered and broken by coastal storms and is threatened by frosts and strong winds

Height to 60cm with flower stems x 60cm Wide

They feel at home alone and in a group

Caryopteris x clandonensis | Dark Knight Wildflowers workbook The huge wideCaryopteris is also known as Bluebeard. It's a beautiful compact deciduous shrub which has a round habit and produces a profusion of wonderfully scented deep blue purple flowers from late summer to early autumn. Such a cool colour that has much value at a time when lots of other plants are giving their best in warmer tones. Very attractive to bees, butterflies and other pollinators, the flowers contrast beautifully to their dark green aromatic leaves.