Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Dark Knight Caryopteris


Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' (Perennial to 3 feet) (Zone 6) Deep blue flowers from June - September. 

This is clearly a favorite of the bees! Even in the early mornings you can find bees on this beautiful shrub and from time to time a humming bird will come calling as well. It does reseed so you can give plants to friends! It makes a nice cut flower for your table, mine is always so heavy with flowers there are plenty to use daily. I prune this shrub back heavily every couple of years to keep it out of my walkway. It doesn't seem to be bothered by pests and when the spirea next to it is full of aphids it never is! These picture were taken in early September of 2012.

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