Caryopteris incana can be used
in many of the same situations that you would use a lavender. I like
to slip some in when too much lavender has been used already and a
different plant would catch the eye. Caryopteris incana is almost soft
wooded enough to be a perennial. When the temperatures dipped into
the teens it died back. The dark blue flowers of Caryopteris incana
will stand out in any late summer garden.
High resolution images
of Caryopteris incana are available
