are caryopteris deer resistant
Blue beard, Blue-spirea, Blue-mist shrub (Caryopteris Ã clandonensis) kare-ee-OP-ter-iss ex klan-don-EN-sis. Genus: Caryopteris. These plants can take worst of the a hot summer (heat, lack of water, and humidity) and still manage to perform well. They generally live four to five years before they need replacing, but during that time, they offer dependable foliage and pretty blue flowers from mid- to late summer. Blue-mist shrubs form low-growing, finely-textured mounds and are deer-resistant. Relatively drought tolerant and very heat tolerant.