Blue Mist Spirea

Caryopteris x clandonensis

ZONE HARDINESS

SPACE REQUIREMENTS

HEIGHT REQUIREMENTS

SUN REQUIREMENTS

A drought tolerant shrub that is very attractive to butterflies and bees. Prune hard in spring to keep the shrub in shape and to produce more flowers. Can be pruned again in late spring to delay flowering to later in the fall.

Leaves are fragrant. The seed heads will remain on the plant through the winter providing a valuable food source for birds.

This plant has a fire-resistance score of 2, meaning it should be planted 90 feet or greater from your home. Idaho Firewise: http://idahofirewise.org/

https://gardentronic.com/blog/idaho-firewise-protect-your-home-wildfires/

This plant is listed as beneficial to pollinators in the book, “100 Treasure Valley Pollinator Plants”. https://gardentronic.com/blog/one-hundred-treasure-valley-pollinator-plants/

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PLANT DETAILS

NAME

Blue Mist Spirea, Bluebeard

TYPE

Shrub

HEIGHT

24' - 36'

SPACING

24' - 36'

ZONE HARDINESS

5-9

SUN REQUIREMENTS

Full sun

ΒLOOM TIME

Late summer to Fall

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