Chiba University Matsudo/Kashiwa Campus Plant Database

Details of genus: Caryopteris Bunge. [31]

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accepted: Accepted

Family: Lamiaceae

family_ja: シソ

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description_en: Genus of 6 species of aromatic, deciduous shrubs and perennials from a variety of habitats, including dry, hot slopes and woodland, in the Himalayas and mountains of E. Asia. They have opposite, simple, entire to toothed leaves and small, usually blue flowers borne in terminal or axillary panicles or cymes. Cultivated for their attractive, aromatic foliage and flowers, which are borne from late summer to autumn on the current year’s shoots, they are ideal for a mixed or shrub border.

hardiness_en: Fully hardy to frost hardy.

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propagation_en: Sow seed in autumn in containers in a cold frame. Root soft-wood cuttings in late spring or green-wood cuttings in early summer.

pests_en: Capsid bugs may cause leaf distortion.

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comment: E.Asia

comment_ja: カリガネソウ，ダンギク

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Update Information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2020-09-04 03:56

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