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CARYOPTERIS x clandonensis 'Worcester Gold'
Commonly known as Blue beard, Blue spiraea
Golden foliage and bright blue flowers
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Deciduous - ovate-lance-shaped, slightly toothed leaves to 5cm (2in) long.
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Blue - lavender-blue. -
Height - 1m (3ft) -
Spread - 1.5m (5ft)
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Medium shrub - Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height - mound-forming. Produces flowers in axillary or terminal cymes to 1cm (½in) across in late summer, early autumn
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Hardy - average winter - Hardy through most of the UK apart from inland valleys, at altitude and central/northerly locations. May suffer foliage damage and stem dieback in harsh winters in cold gardens. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -10°C (14°F) -
Full sun - in colder climates grow against warm wall. Needs full sun for best leaf colour. -
Additional Features - Good to know - wildlife plant - insects, butterflies. -
Pests & Diseases - capsid bugs. -
Place of origin - garden origin. UK. late 1970s. St John's Nurseries, Worcester. -
Resistant to honey fungus - These plants have little or few problems with honey fungus.
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Hardiness - Frost hardy (down to -5) -
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Is Scented Plant - Scented foliage
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Soil Conditions - Medium to light, fertile, well drained soil
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Wildlife - Bee friendly -
Butterfly friendly
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Useful extras...
Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
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Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
Rootgrow mycorrhizal fungi
Recommended by the RHS. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi. Suitable for all trees and shrubs (except rhododendrons, azaleas, heathers, cranberries and blueberries)
2 options from £6.00
Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
All-purpose Seaweed Stimulant
All-purpose organic concentrated seaweed feed that is a ready to use, derived from sustainable harvested kelp, that can be used on all outdoor and indoor plants, except acid loving plants.
Perfect used in conjunction with Rootgrow™.
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