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Caryopteris × clandonensis
Caryopteris × clandonensis
Common Name: blue mist shrub, bluebeard

According to Plantipp, the motto of this stunning Caryopteris is big, blue & beautiful! We found that to be true in our own trial gardens here at North Creek. Its powdery grey-green foliage is the perfect skirting to present the long wands of stacked deep blue flowers. The flowers are bigger than other Caryopteris that we have trialed with long wands lasting weeks on end. It is a wonderful addition to the landscape or container garden and excellent for cut flowers. Superior low growing habit. 

Height: 30-40 Inches
Spread: 24-36 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-9

Chelone glabra
Chelone glabra
Common Name: turtlehead

Spikes of elegant white flowers top shiny green foliage in late summer and early fall. Grows best in moist meadows, stream banks, and swamps. Favorite breeding site for the Baltimore Checkerspot Butterfly.

Height: 2-4 Feet
Spread: 1-3 Feet
USDA Hardiness Zone: 4-8

Hypericum calycinum
Hypericum calycinum
Common Name: St. John's wort

A widely used and attractive evergreen groundcover which is dense, but not invasive. Deep green, oval leaves and 2" gold flowers with pincushion-like, center-clustered stamens in late spring and early summer. One of the nicest groundcovers when in bloom. Most content in cooler areas away from drying winter winds, although quite tough once established.

Height: 15-18 Inches
Spread: 24 Inches
USDA Hardiness Zone: 5-7