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Longwood Blue Bluebeard
Prices start at : 24.98 USD / Plant

Bluebeard, sometimes called “Blue Mist Shrub” for its clouds of blue flowers borne along upright stems, is a late summer showstopper. Will sometimes sucker and spread in warmer climates.
  • Neonicotinoid-Free: Yes
  • Soil Type: Loamy Soil
  • Estimated Mature Spread: 24-48" wide
  • Advantages: Attract Butterflies, Attract Birds, Bee Friendly, Fragrant, Great for Mass Plantings
  • Tolerates: Dry Sites
  • Soil Moisture: Average, Well Draining
Vermont
Shelburne
Sapphire Surftm Bluebeard
Prices start at : 19.95 USD / 2-Quart

It makes a lovely splash of color in a container or a border, but looks most beautiful in a long hedge (think of a row of Lavender). If you choose to prune them, the best time is late winter once the worst cold spells have passed, but Sapphire Surftm...
  • Plant Width: 3 ft - 4 ft
  • Bloom Start to End: Late Summer - Early Fall
  • Resistance: Cold Hardy, Deer Resistance, Drought Tolerant, Heat Tolerant
  • Variety: 'Blauer Splatz'
  • Species: x clandonensis
  • Uses: Border, Containers, Fall Color, Hedge, Ornamental
South Carolina
Hodges
Arthur J. Simmonds Bluebeard
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / #1 Container range: 2.3 - 3.7 quarts (2.5 - 4 liters)

This wonderful specimen is also often referred to as a "Blue Mist Spirea." It makes a shapely rounded bush, and its light colored lance-shaped leaves visually blur with the blue of the flowers.
  • Sun Exposure: Full Sun
  • Mature Spread: 2 to 3 feet
  • Brand: Nature Hills Nursery
  • Botanical Name: Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Arthur J. Simmonds'
  • Soil Type: Widely Adaptable
Nebraska
Omaha
Caryopteris Blue Mist Shrub: How To Grow A Blue Mist Shrub
The entire shrub may be cut back to the ground in the spring and, in fact, enlivens the specimen and fosters a more attractive evenly rounded shape. It may also be found under the names blue mist shrub, bluebeard, and blue spirea.
Ohio
Willoughby
1 Gal. Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Bright Yellow Foliage
Prices start at : 33.68 USD / each

This heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant shrub attracts bees and needs well-drained soil. Sunshine Blue II is an improvement of the classic Sunshine Blue, with a much higher tolerance of cold climates.
  •  To introduce the most unique, highest quality plants, Proven Winners are tested for years in gardens across the world, our plants are unsurpassed in terms of flowering, growth and garden performance
  •  Hand-picked by experienced shippers and delivered fresh from the greenhouse in a 1 Gal. container, plants shipped from november through march will arrive dormant
  •  Sunshine blue II blooms on new wood from late summer to early fall and needs well-drained soil, 1 Gal. shrubs are 6-18 in. in tall when they are shipped, depending on the season
  •  Proven Winners guarantees all of its plants are correctly packaged in specially designed boxes, arrive in good condition and are accurately labeled
  • Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
  • Additional Characteristics: Drought Tolerant
Georgia
Atlanta
1 Gal. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Glossy Green Foliage
Prices start at : 34.99 USD / each

It is also deer resistant. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard from Proven Winners has dark, glossy foliage and rich blue flowers in a compact habit.
  •  Attracts butterflies, bees, and hummingbirds, but resists deer
  •  Bluebeard works well as a border plant, in the landscape or in a mass planting
  • Shipped As: Container
  • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
  • Growth Habit: Mounded
  • Mature Width (in.): 24
Georgia
Atlanta
3 Gal. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Glossy Green Foliage
Prices start at : 67.16 USD / each

It is also deer resistant. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard from Proven Winners has dark, glossy foliage and rich blue flowers in a compact habit.
  •  Hardiness zones: 5-9 be sure to check your USDA hardiness zone if you want this plant to come back year after year
  •  Hand-picked by experienced shippers and delivered fresh from the greenhouse in a 3 Gal. container, plants shipped from november through march will arrive dormant
  •  Hand-picked and delivered fresh from the greenhouse
  •  Proven Winners guarantees all of its plants are correctly packaged in specially designed boxes, arrive in good condition and are accurately labeled
  • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
  • Mature Height (in.): 24
Georgia
Atlanta
3 Gal. Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Bright Yellow Foliage
Prices start at : 67.16 USD / each

This heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant shrub attracts bees and needs well-drained soil. Sunshine Blue II is an improvement of the classic Sunshine Blue, with a much higher tolerance of cold climates.
  •  Proven Winners guarantees all of its plants are correctly packaged in specially designed boxes, arrive in good condition and are accurately labeled
  •  To introduce the most unique, highest quality plants, Proven Winners are tested for years in gardens across the world, our plants are unsurpassed in terms of flowering, growth and garden performance
  •  Heat and drought tolerant and attracts bees
  •  Bluebeard works well in all areas of the garden: as a border plant, in a container, as an edging plant, groundcover, in the landscape or as part of a mass planting
  • Additional Characteristics: Drought Tolerant
  • Optimal Soil Condition: Neutral
Georgia
Atlanta
4.5 in. qt. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Glossy Green Foliage
Prices start at : 17.99 USD / each

It is also deer resistant. It attracts bees, butterflies and hummingbirds. Beyond Midnight Bluebeard from Proven Winners has dark, glossy foliage and rich blue flowers in a compact habit.
  •  Blue flowers and dark foliage
  •  Hand-picked and delivered fresh from the greenhouse
  • Fragrance: None
  • Recommended Space Between Plantings (in.): 24-36
  • Growth Habit: Mounded
  • Blossom Color Family: Blues
Georgia
Atlanta
4.5 in. qt. Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard (Caryopteris) Live Shrub, Blue Flowers and Bright Yellow Foliage
Prices start at : 17.99 USD / each

This heat-tolerant, drought-tolerant shrub attracts bees and needs well-drained soil. Sunshine Blue II is an improvement of the classic Sunshine Blue, with a much higher tolerance of cold climates.
  •  Sunshine blue ii bluebeard from Proven Winners attracts bees with its blue flowers that rest on bright yellow foliage, this shrub is heat and drought tolerant,
  •  Prefers full sun (6 plus hours) and needs good drainage, grows to be 2-3 ft. in tall and wide, at time of shipment, this plant will be about 6 months to 1-year old
  • Hardiness Zone: 5 (-20 to -10 F),6 (-10 to 0 F),7 (0 to 10 F),8 (10 to 20 F),9 (20 to 30 F)
  • Sun Tolerance: Full Sun
  • Common Name: Bluebeard
  • Water Requirements: Low
Georgia
Atlanta
The Best Flowers to Plant in Virginia
Shearing after bloom can stimulate rebloom later in summer or early fall. Some coastal areas and the Delmarva peninsula are in zone 8a, while a small area in the far north central part of the state lies in zones 5a and 5b.
California
Santa Monica
Lil Miss Sunshine Bluebeard
Prices start at : 33.95 USD / Quart Container

If you want to make a garden statement, plant these in mass in your perennial beds and watch the traffic stop. Lil Miss Sunshine Bluebeard (‘Janice' PP 22,160) has both! A Proven Winners Color Choice selection, this new caryopteris variety is a garden...

2 - 3 feet

    • Mature Height: 2 - 3 feet
    • Mature Spread: 2 - 3 feet
    • Flower Color: Blue Violet
    • Growth Rate: Medium
    • Fall Color: Yellow
    • Brand: Proven Winners
    Nebraska
    Omaha
    Heaven in the Garden: Blue Flowers and Plants
    In the garden, blue imparts serenity and expansiveness. Chionodoxa or glory-of-the-snow, so named because its very early bloom time may leave it peeking from the snow, comes in blue or blue and white.
    California
    El Segundo
    Add Nectar Plants For Butterflies To Your Garden
    Perennials For Butterflies Garden phlox Coneflower Butterfly weed Blazing star Salvias Bee balm Joe-pye weed New England Asters Jupiter's beard Annuals For Butterflies Zinnias Purple-top vervain Cosmos Ageratum Heliotrope Mexican sunflower (Tithonia)...
    Pennsylvania
    Philadelphia
    Metamorphosis of a School Butterfly Garden
    Working in teams, the junior high students dug holes, and the kindergarten through third graders inserted the selected plants, under the guidance of their teachers. Though the list of plants seems long, the garden looked a bit bare and forlorn with all...
    California
    El Segundo
    Tame too-big bushes with pre-spring pruning
    Take the thickest, oldest branches out near the ground where a bush has many stems close together that collect debris. Did your fixer-upper house come with fixer-upper landscaping?
    California
    El Segundo