Genus and species: Caryopteris x clandonensisCommon Name: Bluebeard
Family Names: Verbenaceae
Hardiness: zones 5-9 depending on cultivar
A summer perennial that has some minty fragrance to the foliage. The stems are NOT square and lead into the flowers. They also have opposite leaves that are narrow and strap like with a grey underside. The plant almost tries to be woody.
Photos taken August 24, 2011 at Virginia Tech in the Hahn Horticulture Gardens
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