Blueberry Smoothie Althea

Blueberry Smoothie Althea is a striking ornamental shrub prized for its abundant violet-blue flowers that bloom from mid-summer through early fall. Its glossy green foliage provides a lush backdrop, highlighting the vivid flowers and adding texture to landscapes or flower beds. This shrub grows 4 to 6 feet tall and 3 to 5 feet wide, forming a compact, rounded habit that works beautifully in mixed plantings, borders, or container arrangements.

• Deciduous flowering shrub
• Compact, rounded growth habit
• Abundant violet-blue blooms from mid-summer through early fall
• Glossy green foliage enhances floral display
• Excellent for flower beds, accents, or container plantings

Plant in full sun with well-drained soil. Hardy in USDA zones 7 through 9, Blueberry Smoothie Althea delivers vibrant blooms and elegant structure to landscapes and flower beds year after year.

The "Smoothie" series of Althea are double-flowered varieties; because the reproductive parts of the flower are replaced by extra petals (the "double" look), they rarely produce viable seeds which also includes the Peppermint Smoothie, Raspberry Smoothie and Strawberry Smoothie.