Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Kew Blue' is a shrub of the Verbenaceae family, popular with gardeners for its beauty and easy upkeep.

Characteristics
It is distinguished by dark green, aromatic foliage and showy clusters of deep blue flowers, carried through summer into early autumn and much visited by bees and butterflies.

Growing and care
Its resistance to difficult conditions makes it an ideal choice for medium and large gardens, but it also grows well in pots, since it takes pruning readily and adapts to different situations. Give it full sun and well drained soil, and cut the whole plant back hard in late winter, as it flowers on new wood.

Uses
Mixed borders, low informal hedges, gravel and Mediterranean schemes, wildlife gardens and containers.