Caryopteris plants
Caryopteris plants are compact, rounded, small deciduous shrubs producing clusters of small, fluffy white or blue flowers in August and September. They have arching branches and aromatic, toothed, grey-green leaves, working well in groups at the front of a sunny border or container. Reaching a height and spread of 60-120cm (2-4 feet), Caryopteris are easy to grow, undemanding and drought tolerant plants and will help attract an abundance of bees, butterflies and beneficial insects to your garden. Grow best in a sheltered position in full sun, ideally positioned near a warm, sunny wall. In colder areas they behave more like herbaceous perennials, dying back to the ground in the winter ready to burst back into life again in the spring.