Dark Knight Bluebeard 1 Live Plant – Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ – 2 Gallon Pot

Dark Knight Bluebeard (Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’) is a deciduous flowering shrub admired for its rich violet-blue blossoms and attractive gray-green foliage. Its small, aromatic leaves provide a soft-textured backdrop for dense clusters of colorful flowers that appear along the stems during late summer and early fall.

This ornamental shrub develops a compact, bushy, mounding habit and provides valuable late-season color when many other garden plants have finished flowering. Its nectar-rich blossoms attract bees, butterflies, and other visiting pollinators, making it a useful addition to pollinator gardens, sunny shrub borders, cottage gardens, and mixed perennial plantings.

This listing includes one live Dark Knight Bluebeard in a 2 gallon nursery pot. The plant generally performs best in full sun and well-drained soil. Once established, it tolerates periods of dry weather. As a deciduous shrub, it may arrive dormant, leafless, or recently pruned depending on the season.

Plant Quantity: 1 Live Plant

Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

Common Name: Dark Knight Bluebeard

Alternative Common Name: Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub

Scientific Name: Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’

Cultivar: Dark Knight

Plant Form: Live Potted Flowering Shrub

Plant Type: Deciduous Ornamental Shrub

Flower Color: Deep violet blue

Flower Form: Dense clusters of small flowers

Bloom Season: Late summer through early fall

Foliage Color: Gray green

Foliage Attribute: Aromatic

Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, mounding

Primary Ornamental Features: Deep blue flowers, aromatic foliage, and late-season pollinator interest

Plant Condition Disclosure:

Live plants may be shipped dormant, leafless, recently pruned, bare root, or partially defoliated depending on season, weather, and shipping requirements.

Natural variation in size, branching, foliage density, color, root structure, and overall appearance should be expected.

Important Note:

You will receive a live starter plant (seedling/young plant). Listing photos show the plant at a mature stage for reference only. The actual plant size, shape, and appearance may vary and will be significantly smaller than the images shown.

• Common Name: Dark Knight Bluebeard

• Alternative Common Name: Dark Knight Blue Mist Shrub

• Scientific Name: Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’

• Cultivar: Dark Knight

• Plant Quantity: 1 live plant

• Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot

• Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier

• Plant Form: Live potted flowering shrub

• Plant Type: Deciduous ornamental shrub

• Plant Family: Lamiaceae

• Life Cycle: Perennial

• Flower Color: Deep violet blue

• Flower Form: Small flowers in dense clusters

• Bloom Season: Late summer through early fall

• Foliage Color: Gray green

• Foliage Attribute: Aromatic

• Growth Habit: Compact, bushy, mounding

• Sunlight: Full sun

• USDA Hardiness Zones: Generally 5–9

• Soil Preference: Well-drained soil

• Water Requirements: Low to moderate once established

• Drought Tolerance: Good once established

• Pollinator Interest: Attracts bees and butterflies

• Landscape Uses: Pollinator gardens, shrub borders, cottage gardens, mixed perennial beds

• Container Suitable: Yes, with adequate drainage and root space

• Seasonal Appearance: Deciduous; may be leafless during winter

• Primary Ornamental Feature: Deep violet-blue flowers and gray-green foliage

One live Dark Knight Bluebeard (Caryopteris × clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’), natural woody stems, foliage when in season, root system, growing medium, and 2 gallon nursery pot.

Pot Size: 2 Gallon Pot

Shipping Height: Not specified by supplier.

Plant Form: Live Potted Deciduous Flowering Shrub

Plant Condition: Live shrub; seasonal dormancy, pruning, leaf loss, and natural variation in branching, foliage density, and appearance may occur.