Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' (Dark Knight Blue Spirea)
Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' - Dark Knight Caryopteris from Taylor's Nursery
Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Dark Knight' - Dark Knight Caryopteris from Taylor's Nursery
Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight
Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight

Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight

Dark Knight Caryopteris (Bluebeard)

This popular plant has blue flowers that accents gray-green foliage late in the spring season.

  • Compact, mounding habit
  • Fragrant silvery-green foliage
  • Blooms deep bluish-purple flowers late-spring through fall

  • Category: Shrub
  • Hardiness Zone: 5-9
  • Height: 3-4 ft
  • Spread: 3-4 ft
  • Bloom Color: Blue
  • Foliage Color: Green, Silver
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Landscape Characteristics
• Flowers
• Foliage Color
• Fragrance
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Butterflies
• Attracts Pollinators
Classification by Use
• Color Impact
• Foundation Planting
• Mass Planting
Critter Resistance
• Deer Resistant
Habit
• Mounding
• Upright
Light Requirement
• Part Sun
• Sun
Foliage
• Deciduous
Season of Interest (Flowering)
• Fall
• Summer
Season of Interest (Foliage)
• Fall
• Spring
• Summer
Growth Rate
• Moderate
Soil Moisture
• Average Water
• Well-Drained
Foliage Color
• Green
• Silver
Attributes
• Border or Bed
• Cut Flower/Foliage
• Drought Tolerant
• Focal Point
• Fragrant
• Great Foliage
• Heat Tolerant
• Low Maintenance
• Mass Planting
• Spring Bloomer
Growing & Maintenance Tips for Caryopteris x clandonensis Dark Knight

Grows best in full sun. Virtually pest free and very low maintenance. Can be pruned low to ground in early spring, however pruning is not critical (flowering is unaffected because plants bloom on new growth).