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Caryopteris incana
Common bluebeard is an aromatic perennial subshrub, usually about 50 cm tall, grown in gardens for its blue late-summer flowers and fragrant grey-green foliage. It thrives in full sun and well-drained soil, and is easy to care for once established.
Caryopteris incana, the common bluebeard, is a species of flowering plant in the family Lamiaceae. It is native to central and southeastern China, Taiwan, Korea, and western Kyushu, Japan. An aromatic perennial subshrub reaching 50 cm (20 in), it is typically found at elevations from 100 to 800 m (300 to 2,600 ft). There are a number of cultivars, with 'Jason', which reaches 80 cm (30 in), being readily available from commercial suppliers. With Caryopteris mongholica it is a parent of the hybrid garden plant Caryopteris × clandonensis, the blue-mist shrub.
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Caryopteris incana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
