Re: blue mist
- Subject: Re: blue mist
- From: M* T*
- Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2001 01:17:22 -0400
Marillyn,
I once pruned a perfectly healthy Caryopteris back to 6" in very
early spring - following some instructions I'd read in some book or
other and killed it deadern'a doornail. I'd go with Gene and only
prune back to about 18". Actually, now that I've learned how easy
it is to kill them, I check for bud growth and prune to above some
healthy buds looking ready to break.....not always as short as 18".
Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
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> From: Marilyn Dube <mygarden@easystreet.com>
>
> Susan,
> I just learned in a "Pruning Ornamentals for Effect" class last
week that
> you can prune Caryopteris & Hibiscus syriacus (Rose of Sharon) to
6-12" the
> same as you can Buddleia. As per our discussion on this list a
couple of
> weeks ago "Stooling". I don't think I would prune the Caryopteris
when it
> finishes blooming (mid-late September here) because of forcing new
growth so
> late in the season that may not have a chance to harden off before
frost.
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