Caryopteris

Small shrubs with fragrant silvery-grey shoots and leaves. Strikingly colored flowers are clustered in dense panicles. In the garden, it can evoke a summer atmosphere long into autumn. It tolerates drought very well and loves heat. It fits perfectly into Mediterranean-style plantings. It is popular with bees, bumblebees, and butterflies. Ornamental even after flowering thanks to decorative seed heads.

Small bushes with fragrant silvery-gray shoots and leaves. Strikingly colored flowers are clustered in dense panicles. In the garden, it can evoke a summer atmosphere long into the autumn. It tolerates drought very well and loves heat. It fits perfectly into Mediterranean-style plantings. It is popular with bees, bumblebees, and butterflies. The cultivar Sterling Silver is striking for its silvery-gray leaves. Ornamental even after flowering thanks to decorative seed heads.