Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard in container.
A size chart showing 2 different options for Shrub Plants: Quart (5-8" plant height, 4.5" pot width, 5" pot height); 1 Gallon (6-24" plant height, 6.5" pot width, 7.13" pot height).
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard in container.
A size chart showing 2 different options for Shrub Plants: Quart (5-8" plant height, 4.5" pot width, 5" pot height); 1 Gallon (6-24" plant height, 6.5" pot width, 7.13" pot height).
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

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Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard is a vibrant and hardy shrub that brightens your garden with its striking gold foliage and beautiful blue blooms from late summer to early fall. Known for its exceptional hardiness, it thrives in hot, dry, sunny spots, making it an ideal choice for tough landscapes. Once established, it is heat and drought tolerant, requiring minimal care while continuing to attract bees and other pollinators. With no need for deadheading to maintain its blooms, Sunshine Blue® II is a low-maintenance, stunning addition to any garden. 

  • 2-3 feet tall and wide at maturity
  • Hardy in zones 5-9, be sure to check your USDA zone to ensure success
  • Plant in full sun (6+ hours daily)
  • Space plants 2-3 feet apart for best results
  • Produces blue flowers late summer into fall
  • Maintains yellow-gold foliage spring to frost
  • Blooms on new wood
  • Great for borders, containers, edging, groundcover, landscapes, mass planting
  • Attracts bees and butterflies while resisting deer
  • Heat and drought tolerant, fall interest, deadheading not necessary

Care:  Fertilize with Proven Winners Continuous Release Plant Food in spring. It becomes open and floppy if grown in high-fertility environments. Requires well-drained soil to prevent root rot.

Shipping Info:

  • Enjoy free shipping on orders over $175
  • Size at shipping varies by season, plant, and trimming schedules
    • Quart shrubs are 5-8 in. at the time of shipment
    • 1 Gallon shrubs are 6-24 in. at the time of shipment
  • Shrubs shipped Nov-Apr will arrive dormant; shrubs shipped Apr-Oct will arrive green or in bloom

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Customers praised the bright green foliage and healthy arrival condition. Plants attracted pollinators and survived harsh winters. However, some noted slow growth initially, small size upon arrival, and occasional winter survival issues. One customer reported unexpected spreading growth habit. Overall, shoppers appreciated quality but recommend researching growth patterns.

  • 5 stars: 18 (90%)
  • 4 stars: 0 (0%)
  • 3 stars: 1 (5%)
  • 2 stars: 1 (5%)
  • 1 star: 0 (0%)
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Jess
USDA Planting Zone: 7
Light: Full Sun
Soil Type: Dry, Unknown
Wildlife Pressure: None
Beautiful foliage

Bought three and planted last fall, they survived a harsh winter and looks thriving now! Love the bright green leaves, lightens up my flower bed for sure! Look forward to the blooms!!

Jess review photo
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Kimberly C.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Healthy plant but very small in size

Thank you for sharing your review of your Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard. If your plant does not end up doing well, please respond to this email with a photo of its conditions and we would be happy to help!

Sincerely,
PWD Team

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Jonathan

Healthy. Not growing quickly, but maybe it will become more enthusuastic over time. My other quarts have typically been quicker to expand.

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Linda F.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Multiple order of 8 shrubs. I first ordered Beyond Pink'd and Beyond Midnight Caryopteris. Due to up potting and not being well rooted in most of the soil was dumped out of the pots during shipping. Needless to say I lost most of the plants in the order. They were good about replacing them but both of the Caryopteris were out of stock so I settled on Sunshine Blue as a replacement. It is a huge disappointment. It's very yellow foliage, which I don't care for. But the way it is growing is the worst disappointment. It is spreading all over the ground and has grown much larger than the tag states and is taking over the entire area including the re-blooming Bloomerang Purpink Lilac...which has hardly grown at all. The pictures of and description do not show or mention that Sunshine Blue has that growth habit. However when I researched it on Youtube videos (after mine started growing that way) it shows that it does. Unless I find out that I can trim all the branches that are spreading along the ground so I can control and contain it it will probably have to be moved to a different spot or disposed of. I hate disposing of plants but the grown habit of Sunshine Blue Caryopteris is very unruly and un-attractive to me. I must say I am disappointed in this Proven Winners plant and suggest to anyone thinking about ordering it to first research it's growth habit.

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Karin S.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I like these caryopteris. The plants were very nice, but I had to harden them off a bit and then the big heat dome hit! So I gave them partial shade with burlap until the weather improved. They seem to be doing well now. Hopefully, they will continue to do well. I usually have very good luck with caryopteris and no critters want to eat them.

Thank you for sharing!! We're so happy to hear that you are enjoying your plants! :)

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Jill J.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

These are hit or miss as to whether they make it through our severe winters & frosty springs in central IL — but love them & keep replanting this hardy variety — well packaged & arrive healthy.

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Anita K.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I ordered several flowering shrubs this spring. I am impressed with the quality and size of what I received. I ordered the quart sizes and they were fully leafed out and very healthy. I recommend them highly.

Thank you for sharing!! We're happy to hear you are enjoying your plants. :)

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TAnderson
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I planted three of these bluebeards in the fall of 2022. None of them returned in 2023. They were in full sun and I had my hopes up.

Tecya,
We're happy to replace if you wish. :) Please, respond to this email and let us know which works best for you!

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Cynthia D.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I like it and have high hopes that it will be all I'm hoping for. Time will tell.

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Katie B.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

The plants arrived healthy and ready to go in the ground. Would definitely recommend proven winners!

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Judith B.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

These lovely plants arrived in perfect condition! My experience has been excellent from start to finish. They look great in their new home, and the pollinators love them.

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Elizabeth T.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

The Caryopteris arrived in great shape. I’m very pleased with my purchase.

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Mary G.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I ordered 2 of the Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard just a couple of weeks ago in 1 gallon containers. They arrived in excellent condition with an enormous load of blooms and buds on them! They are thriving and continuing to bloom in my garden. Love PWD!!

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Mary G.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I ordered 2 of the Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard just a couple of weeks ago in 1 gallon containers. They arrived in excellent condition with an enormous load of blooms and buds on them! They are thriving and continuing to bloom in my garden. Love PWD!!

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Nancy H.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Haven’t seen this plant out so I ordered it. Got it fast and it looks pretty good

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Patricia R.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Received 4 plants in good condition. Planted them in a sunny spot. They seem to be doing ok as we head toward really cold weather and a CT winter. Hope they hang on. Will mulch after I plant some tulip bulbs.

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Customer
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Received the shipment safely and quickly. Planted the plants and just waiting for them to grow bigger!

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Liliane T.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I received my order 5 days after the order was placed. I don’t know if FedEx kept the box upright, since dirt had spilled out off the quart containers. I gave the plants some loving care over a few days. They looked better day after day. Finally I planted them in the flower bed and hopefully they will grow well and flower beautifully! Thank you PW for making plants available to us that we otherwise can not get in local nurseries. 👍👍

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Jill M.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

They arrived in perfect condition and are thriving in our garden. It is a beautiful plant!

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Jules G.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

I have always appreciated my orders from Proven Winners.
Unfortunately, this order had 3 out of 4 pots root bound. I did
gentle them apart and pot them up. We shall see how they do.
otherwise always happy with the product.
Jules

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