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Fact Sheet

PLANT NAME
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’
COMMON NAME
Bluebeard
ORIGIN
Himalayas and East Asia
FAMILY
Verbenaceae
 
Description: A semi-woody compact but erect shrub with very deep purple-blue flowers held against light silver-green foliage. The flowers are produced in profusion late in the season and provide much needed nectar for butterflies. An essential plant for late summer colour, great in a border or containers.

 
Climate / Position: Requires full sun.

Height / Spread: Height 60cm. Spread 50cm.

Soil Requirements: Fertile, light, well drained soil.

Pruning : Cut back to low permanent framework. Cut back all flowering stems to the base.

Special Requirements: None required.

 
Caryopteris x clandonsis was first discovered in the early 1930s by the then secretary of the RHS, Arthur Simmonds.

 
 
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