Dark Knight Bluebeard
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight'
Pronunciation: kar-ee-OP-ter-iss klan-doh-NEN-sis
SKU #02289
| Description | A compact, mounding shrub with dense, fragrant, silver-gray foliage and deep purplish blue flowers over a long blooming season. Valued for late summer to fall flowers, when little else is in bloom. Use en masse to create a wonderful border for perennial beds, or along walks and entryways. Deciduous. |
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| Light | Full sun |
| Watering | Once established, water occasionally. |
| Blooms | Summer |
| Mature Size | Moderate growing; reaches 2 ft. tall and wide. |
| Deciduous/Evergreen | Deciduous |
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| Special Features | Easy Care, Waterwise, Compact Form |
| Problems/Solutions | Deer Resistant, Rabbit Resistant |
| Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Flower Attributes | Flowers for Cutting, Fragrant, Long Bloom Season, Showy Flowers |
| Landscape Use | Border, Container |
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| Design Ideas | This is a highly versatile small shrub for the front of sunny beds and borders. Ideal as a single specimen or in groups of three or more. Excellent choice for late-summer color in compositions featuring lower growing, shrubbier herbs and woody perennials. Great for along white picket fences or to flesh out raised planters. Small enough to fit nicely into city gardens and town-house yards. |
| Flower Color | Purple |
| Foliage Color | Gray-green |
| Companion Plants | Blanket Flower (Gaillardia); Black-Eyed Susan (Rudbeckia); Blue Fescue (Festuca); Shasta Daisy (Chrysanthemum); Coneflower (Echinacea) |
| Care | Thrives in average, well-drained soils. Water deeply, regularly during the first growing season to establish an extensive root system. Once established, reduce frequency; tolerates mild drought. Apply fertilizer in spring. Remove spent blooms for a neat appearance. Prune back annually to promote vigorous new growth. |
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This Plant's Growing Zones: 5-9
Your USDA Cold Hardiness Zone: 9
Good to grow!
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Lowe's 1000 Ne Wood Village Boulevard
Wood Village, Oregon 97060 -
Drake's 7 Dees Nursery 16519 S.e. Stark St.
Portland, Oregon 97233 -
Tony's Garden Center - Damascus 23950 Se Highway 212
Damascus, Oregon 97089
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