General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Shrub
Life cycle: Perennial
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 5a -28.9 °C (-20 °F) to -26.1 °C (-15 °F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 9b
Plant Height: 18-30 inches
Plant Spread: 18-30 inches
Leaves: Deciduous
Fragrant
Other
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late summer or early fall
Fall
Uses: Windbreak or Hedge
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Propagation: Other methods: Cuttings: Stem
Cuttings: Tip
Division
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger
Needs excellent drainage in pots
Miscellaneous: Patent/Plant Breeders' Rights: USPP 17,837 (2007)
Parentage: Heavenly Blue x unknown
Child plants: one child plant

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Trade name information:
Trade Name: Grand Bleu™
Cultivar name: 'Inoveris'
Common names
  • Bluebeard
  • Blue Mist Spiraea

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Location: Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-09-10
A real bee magnet
Location: Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-09-03
#pollination with bumble bee
Location: Lucketts, VA
Date: 2014-08-18
Location: Fort Worth, TX
Date: 2019-10-22
Includes busy Titan Moth feeding on nectar
Location: Carson City, NV
Date: 2019-09-10
Location: Murray, Utah, United States
Date: 2019-09-19
Location: Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-09-10
Location: Merrifield Garden Center, Falls Church, VA
Date: 2017-09-10
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