Caryopteris Sterling Silver

Name: Caryopteris Sterling Silver
Brand: plants2gardens
SKU: CARYSS
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Position: Full Sun or Part Shade
Hardiness: Hardy
Height: 90cm
Spread: 90cm

1 x 3 Litre Pot Grown Plant

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Striking silver foliage and rich blue flowers.

A deciduous and fully hardy shrub which bears brilliant blue flowers in later summer from August to September.

The aromatic foliage on this beautiful shrub is silver grey in colour which sets off the blooms beautifully.

A more compact variety, Sterling Silver is ideal for pots and containers or smaller gardens and is easy to grow and care for, being drought tolerant once established and holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding garden performance

Plant in full sun for best results, leaving spent flower heads on over winter and prune to shape in spring.

Supplied as 1 x 3 Ltr shrub

What This Plant Brings to Your Garden

Aromatic silver leaves

Brush the grey silver foliage on the way past and it releases a clean herbal scent that stays on your fingers.

Shrugs off dry summers

Once its roots are down it copes well with drought, making it a sound choice for hot borders and free draining soil.

Late nectar for pollinators

Deep blue August and September flowers are rich in nectar and pollen, feeding bees and butterflies at the tail end of the season.

About This Plant

Bluebeards of this type trace back to a chance seedling that appeared in Arthur Simmonds' garden at West Clandon in Surrey in the 1930s, a cross between two Asian species. Sterling Silver is a modern selection from Peter Catt's Hampshire nursery, picked out for its unusually pale, metallic leaf colour.

Leave the seed heads standing over winter, when the pale stems have a quiet appeal of their own, then prune hard to low buds in spring. Flowers and fresh silver growth both come on the new wood, so an annual cut renews the whole plant and stops it turning woody at the base.

Plant Information

Plant Type

Shrub
Plant Size

Eventual Height: 90cm

Eventual Spread: 90cm
Planting Position

Full Sun or Part Shade
Hardiness:

Hardy

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Quality & Sourcing

Our Growing Promise

Hand-selected by our own RHS-trained team
Sourced from specialist growers across the UK and Europe
Specialists in mature plants for first-season impact
Unusual varieties you won't find in every garden centre

Packing & Delivery

Packed by hand, plant by plant
Boxed to protect new growth in transit
Recyclable cardboard outers
Quality-checked before every dispatch

Delivery Information

What to Expect on Delivery

All plants are expertly packed to ensure they arrive in perfect condition, ready to thrive in your garden.

Standard Delivery (3 to 5 days): £4.95
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Returns

If anything arrives damaged, tell us within 3 days and we will replace it or refund you. Unwanted items can be returned within 7 working days, unused and in the original packaging.