| Description | A small sub shrub with dark blue purple flowers in the late summer to fall. |
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| Pronunciation | (kar-i-OP-ter-is)(klan-do-NEN-sis) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | (5,6)7-9 |
| Sunlight | full sun, light shade |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | Prefers well-drained moist soils, but is somewhat tolerant of draught. Will not tolerated wet soggy soils. |
| Temperature | die back to the ground in zones 5 and 6, top hardy to zone 7 |
| Flowers | dark blue flowers in clusters, blooms on current season wood, from late summer to frost |
| Dimensions | 30-36 inches tall |
| Maintenance | Cut back to the ground in early spring. |
| Propagation | softwood cuttings |
| Author's Notes | A tried growing this plant for a few years in zone #5. I was only able to get 2 or 3 years out of them. They always died back either to the ground or to the base of the plant and than regrew. Dirr says grow this as an herbaceous perennial. (#01) |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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