Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice ~ First Choice Bluebeard - Delivered By ServeScape
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice' ~ First Choice Bluebeard-ServeScape
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice ~ First Choice Bluebeard - Delivered By ServeScape
Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice' ~ First Choice Bluebeard-ServeScape

Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice'

First Choice Bluebeard

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**Dormancy Note - This plant is currently dormant for the winter! It is available for purchase! Your delivered plant may be dormant, or showing very little top growth. However, you can still plant! These plants are putting all their energy into root production, so they will be ready to thrive in the spring! If you have any issues with your plant the following peak season, you can fill out our return request form to request a replacement plant.

First Choice Bluebeard is a compact mounding deciduous shrub with tight aromatic grey green lace shaped foliage.  Profuse clusters of fragrant extra deep purplish blue flowers bloom on new wood from summer into fall.  Flowers best in full sun and loamy well-drained soils.  Tolerates drought and heat.

Type: 

Shrub

Height: 

1.5' - 2'

Spread: 

1.5’ - 3'

Spacing: 

2'

USDA Hardiness Zone: 

5 - 9

Culture: 

Full Sun

Bloom Color: 

Blue

Season of Interest: 

Summer, Fall

MAINTENANCE NEEDS: Low Maintenance.  Prune back stems in spring to promote growth.  Crown rot may occur in poorly drained soils.  No serious pest or disease issues.
LANDSCAPE USES:  Accents or Group Plantings, Borders, Naturalized Areas, Wildlife Garden, Foundation Plantings, and Containers.

COMPANION PLANTS: White Wood Aster, Lantana, Coreopsis

IMAGES: Photo by Patrick Standish, Blue Mist Spirea, (2) Photo by F. D. Richards, Caryopteris x clandonensis 'First Choice'

*As plants have ranges in appearance they may not appear as the images shown.

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