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Hello and welcome to my blog of plants! You'll find a list of herbaceous plants that I've encountered and learned about during my studies at Virginia Tech, in the order I learned them by list. You'll find great photos of herbaceous plants, their names and families, and details of where I found them. All photos have been taken by myself. Feel free to click on them for enlargement. May this blog be of benefit to thee!

Saturday, September 17, 2011

Caryopteris x clandonensis, Bluebeard, Verbenaceae

Genus and species: Caryopteris x clandonensis
Common 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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