Caryopteris divaricata Blue Butterflies Gnome Gardens The clumps are topped with

The clumps are topped with 3' tall scapes of pure white flowers in midsummer

corydalis-like

the old stalks can be cut to the ground or simply wait until the stalks break off naturally

we refer to plants like this as "big honkers"

Caryopteris divaricata Blue Butterflies Gnome Gardens The clumps are topped withWe 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