Caryopteris x clandonensis (Blue Mist Shrub) [15 Seeds]

Germination Information: If you are looking for a blue mist shrub with a specific flowering trait or growth habit, you’re better off purchasing a plant of a named cultivar. If you’re okay with a bit of color and size variation, though, growing from seed can produce good-looking plants too. I recommend these seeds for experienced seed-starters only, however, because they may require some patience.

The easiest approach is to purchase and surface-sow (do not cover) the seeds in a pot fall to early winter, setting them outdoors in a spot protected from mice and slugs so they can get a chilling period and then germinate when conditions are right in spring.

If you sow after January, consider giving the pot an artificial chilling period of 2 to 3 months.

It is possible that these seeds could germinate (though perhaps at a less-than-optimal percentage) if you sow them in warm, moist, bright conditions. But if you try that and no seedlings appear within 3 to 4 weeks, then try the artificial chilling period.

Note that this information will not appear on the seed packet you receive.

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