One of the smallest Abelias to date. Semi-evergreen glossy green foliage with white fragrant flowers on a very compact shrub. Flowers from June to frost. Bronze-pink foliage is more pronounced in early spring. Reddish-pink flower bracts are held through fall and winter. Great foundation plant.

Blue Mist Shrub is aptly named as its gray-green foliage is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. It is a well-behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies. Dark Knight has deep purple blue flowers closely spaced on long stems.

Blue Mist Shrub is aptly named as it is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. It is a well-behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies. Longwood Blue has sky blue flowers topping silvery foliage for a striking combination. With a slightly arching habit it fits beautifully into the perennial border.

Blue Mist Shrub is aptly named as it is shrouded in a cloud of blue from mid to late summer. It is a well-behaved garden plant that is very attractive to butterflies. 'Inoveris' Grand Bleu^TM boasts numerous deep blue flowers topping glossy green foliage on a neatly compact plant. A note concerning the nomenclature of this Caryopteris: The proper name of this plant is Caryopteris x clandonensis 'Inoveris' Grand Bleu TM. Oregon State website has an explination we like:A cultivar name is considered descriptive of the plant, and it may registered with the International Code of Nomenclature. A trademark name cannot be used in the Code of Nomenclature. Thus, a unique or novel name must be created in addition to the cultivar name to establish a trademark. Trademark names are considered "brand names", similar to Air Jordan being a brand of athletic shoes, and have no taxonomic validity. Furthermore, if a trademark name is used in international registers or printed matter as a cultivar name, the name becomes generic and losses the protection status for the inventor (breeder). Thus, a trademarked plant often may have a trademark name and a cultivar name. In this case, the cultivar name is sometimes considered a "nonsense" name in that it is rarely used in commerce. The trademark name is the name promoted commercially. However, the so-called nonsense cultivar name is the name used in the Code of Nomenclature.

The landscape qualities of H. syriacus have been enhanced by the development of triploid cultivars with compact growth habit, leathery, dark green leaves, little or no seed production, and abundant continuous flowering. 'Aphrodite' extends the flower color range of the triploid H. syriacus cultivars. Developed by Donald R. Egolf with his first triploid introduction, 'Diana'. Plants flower from June to September. Highly tolerant to air pollution and drought.