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Picture of Caryopteris Flowers

Picture of a 'Longwood Blue' bluebeard shrub (Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Longwood Blue')....
Picture of caryopteris shrub with bee.

Flowers bloom in late summer.

David Beaulieu
Caryopteris is a drought-tolerant deciduous shrub that will draw butterflies to your landscape. Along with other late-blooming plants such as althea, I rely heavily on it for floral color in August.

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