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 6a -23.3 °C (-10 °F) to -20.6 °C (-5 °F)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Leaves: Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Fragrant
Variegated
Other: Creamy-white edged green.
Flowers: Showy
Fragrant
Blooms on new wood
Other: may need to be hard pruned in spring in areas with severe winters.
Flower Color: Blue
Flower Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Uses: Suitable as Annual
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Butterflies
Resistances: Drought tolerant
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: PBR25,448; PP21,146
Parentage: Branch sport of: Heavenly Blue

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Common names
  • Bluebeard
  • Blue Mist Shrub

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Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-09-11
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: So. NH
Date: 2011-09-12
Location: So. NH
Date: 2011-09-13
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-09-11
Location: English Gardens, West Bloomfield, MI
Date: 2017-09-11
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30
Location: Tellys Greenhouse, Troy, MI
Date: 2010-09-30

Date: 2014-01-30
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