This easy-care shrub blooms later in the season, right when many other plants start winding down.
This easy-care shrub blooms later in the season, right when many other plants start winding down.
Colorful Combination
As one of the few flowering shrubs that bloom in late summer, bluebeard can be a valuable plant to add to your garden. Also called blue mist spirea, this deciduous shrub features long, graceful stems covered in small leaves.
Colorful CombinationAs one of the few flowering shrubs that bloom in late summer, bluebeard can be a valuable plant to add to your garden. Also called blue mist spirea, this deciduous shrub features long, graceful stems covered in small leaves.
Those stems are loaded with blossoms at every leaf section when it is at peak bloom, which draws butterflies and bumblebees. There are many colorful foliage varieties to consider in addition to the familiar soft, silver-green version.
Those stems are loaded with blossoms at every leaf section when it is at peak bloom, which draws butterflies and bumblebees. There are many colorful foliage varieties to consider in addition to the familiar soft, silver-green version.
Bluebeard Care Must-Know
Bluebeard will not tolerate wet soils, so make sure it's planted in a thoroughly well-drained area. If the soil stays wet, the shrub's roots will likely rot.
Bluebeard Care Must-KnowBluebeard will not tolerate wet soils, so make sure it's planted in a thoroughly well-drained area. If the soil stays wet, the shrub's roots will likely rot.
If these plants are too wet during the winter, they won't come back in the spring. Once established, bluebeard is drought-tolerant.
If these plants are too wet during the winter, they won't come back in the spring. Once established, bluebeard is drought-tolerant.
Bluebeard thrives in full sun. Some of the older varieties of bluebeard can display a fairly loose structure of branches, but full sun ensures these plants are as dense as possible.
Bluebeard thrives in full sun. Some of the older varieties of bluebeard can display a fairly loose structure of branches, but full sun ensures these plants are as dense as possible.
New Innovation
Many of the new bluebeard varieties are dwarf in size, making them good choices for smaller spaces and containers.
New InnovationMany of the new bluebeard varieties are dwarf in size, making them good choices for smaller spaces and containers.