I like this plant a lot, though I've only had it in a pot (for two months) so far. The leaves live up to the 'Blue Velvet' name. They'r...Read Moree not truly blue, like some succulent leaves, but have a nice bluish-green glow. The shrub overall has a nice gnarled, "automatic bonsai" look to it.
Update, April 2017: It's doing quite well in the ground, though I think the leaf size may be a bit stunted from my clayish soil. Noticed a few babies growing around the mama plant today.
I have 5 Dark Knight spirea in a bed and bought 3 'Blue Velvet' (Hypericum) for the foreground and WOW! I was looking for something that ...Read Moremight replace the normal yellow Marigolds in front of the spirea nothing I have ever planted gets the comments that this combo of shrubs gets.
I like this plant a lot, though I've only had it in a pot (for two months) so far. The leaves live up to the 'Blue Velvet' name. They'r...Read More
I have 5 Dark Knight spirea in a bed and bought 3 'Blue Velvet' (Hypericum) for the foreground and WOW! I was looking for something that ...Read More