Details of Genus: Caryopteris Bunge.
ID: 31
Genus ja:
Genus en:
# spp.: N/A (from genus_families table) | 8 (from names table)
Accepted: Accepted
Family: Lamiaceae
Family ja: シソ
Infra familial classification:
Distribution en:
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.
Cultivation en:
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.
Description ja:
Comment: E.Asia
Comment ja: カリガネソウ，ダンギク
Type species:
Phylogenetic definition:
Update information: Created: 2007-12-06 12:51; Updated: 2026-03-03 21:57
Family:
| System | Accepted? | Botanical name | Japanese name | Infra-familial classification | # species | |
| PB2 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| PB3 | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show | |||
| APG4 | Accepted | Lamiaceae | シソ科 | Show |