56 Blue False Spirea

Billowy white sprays of flowers appear in mid.

Blue false spirea. The deciduous blue mist spirea caryopteris x clandonensis blue mist provides garden color from midsummer through fall. Sem false spirea sorbaria sorbifolia sem plant patent 16 336 sku 9475 vividly colored pink to red fern like spring foliage turns chartreuse with bronze tips then solid green as it matures on this hardy compact shrub. A hybrid or cross between caryopteris x clandonensi this shrub is non native to any area and hails from the family lamiaceae. Sorbaria sorbifolia sor bar ee ah sor bih foe lee ah audio if you like plants that stay in tidy little assigned corners this is not the plant for you. False spireas form large masses of arching branches that are covered with green pinnate leaves. Its tidy upright growth habit and profusion of flowering spikes make it an essential part of the summer landscape. Caryopteris blue mist shrub is a shrub also classified as a sub shrub with woody stems that partially die back in the winter or even entirely all the way to the crown of the plant.

Department of agriculture plant hardiness zones 2 through 8. Easy care but water more in very hot. The deep blue green leaves are a handsome attribute during the summer months. Nippon spirea spiraea nipponica. Likes part sun to moderate shade. It will cover your slopes or fields with deep green foliage in u s. Total time 30 minutes.

1 astilbe plant well draining soil a shady garden spot instructions. Sorbaria false spirea is a sprawling deciduous shrub sorbaria sorbifolia that bears frothy white flowers in panicles at the end of its shoots. Also called blue beard and blue spirea the plant earns its names from. Caryopteris x clandonensis commonly called bluebeard blue spirea or blue mist is a low mounded deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. A reliable performer dark knight flowers heavily every year. But if you have a large space to fill and love plants with attitude this is your baby. Astilbe is also known as false spirea and goat s beard.

It is a shade loving perennial plant that will flower even in full shade. Nippon spirea is an upright mounded shrub reaching 4 to 5 feet tall and wide with graceful overhanging branches.