Caryopteris divaricata Blue Butterflies Hemiboea but division is a means

but division is a means of propagation that the home gardener can employ to increase their display

The pouches are backed by ruby violet twisted sepals

The leaf coloration is at its brightest in spring

Up to 50 flower spikes emerge prior to the unfurling foliage

so this is really something special

Caryopteris divaricata Blue Butterflies Hemiboea but division is a meansWe have been taken with the floriferous herbaceous perennial, Caryopteris divaricata 'Blue Butterflies' in our trials! This vigorous 6' tall, deer resistant, summer flowering perennial, selected by Japan's Shinri Wakaiki, is topped from August through October with hundreds of small blue flowers that resemble trichostema (blue curls). Caryopteris 'Blue Butterflies' is a great summer border plant, but well drained soils are particularly important for