95+ Caryopteris In Winter

Caryopteris clandonensis longwood blue is a fantastic mid sized shrub for landscape beds perennial borders and as a mass foundation planting. A hybrid or cross between caryopteris x clandonensi this shrub is non native to any area and hails from the family lamiaceae.

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Caryopteris in winter!!!

In colder zones low winter temperatures can kill. This severe pruning is important for the upkeep of a compact bearing and a nice blooming. Caryopteris commonly known as bluebeard spirea or blue mist spirea is really a woody shrub in more southern areas of the country. Since it blooms on new growth from the current year you don t really have to worry about winter dieback.

It may also be found under the names blue mist shrub bluebeard and blue spirea. Caryopteris blue mist shrub is a shrub also classified as a sub shrub with woody stems that partially die back in the winter or even entirely all the way to the crown of the plant. Here in michigan we should consider it a woody perennial since the amount of spring dieback will vary with the severity of the previous winter. Pruning and caring for caryopteris prune back short at the end of winter this will help produce an even more spectacular blooming in summer.

Caryopteris is slow to leaf out in the spring but don t panic it is hardy at least down to usda hardiness zones 5 9. If the coldest winter temperature expected in your area is 15 f zone 5 then any plants rated zones 3 5 will survive the winter temperatures in your area. Covering the plant with thick dried leaves mulch will help protect. Hardy in zones 5 9 longwood blue can be pruned hard to the ground each year to produce evenly rounded fresh growth.

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