Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard up close.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard in container.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard in use.
Sunshine Blue II Bluebeard in use.
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)
Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

Sunshine Blue® II Bluebeard (Caryopteris incana)

4.71 (17 reviews)


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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 and mid-summer. Requires well-drained soil to prevent root rot.

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  • Enjoy free shipping on orders over $125
  • Size at shipping varies by the season and plant
    • 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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L
09-09-2024
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.
K
07-01-2024
Verified buyer
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.
PWD reply
Thank you for sharing!! We're so happy to hear that you are enjoying your plants! :)
J
07-01-2024
Verified buyer
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.
A
03-18-2024
Verified buyer
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.
PWD reply
Thank you for sharing!! We're happy to hear you are enjoying your plants. :)
T
07-06-2023
Verified buyer
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.
PWD reply
Tecya,
We're happy to replace if you wish. :) Please, respond to this email and let us know which works best for you!