Re: caryopteris

ECPep@aol.com wrote:

> In a message dated 3/26/00 8:02:57 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> lindsey@mallorn.com writes:
>
> <<
>  > And the third is a pair of Caropteris.
>
>  Same here...  In zone 5b they're not out yet, so it's just something
>  that will take time... >>
>
> Nancy,
>
> The caryopteris is a shrub so should have left some woody topgrowth from last
> year.  Use your fingernail or a small knife and scrape the bark near the base
> at ground level or just beneath ( narrow scrape on a healthy looking stem).
>  If the cambium layer under the bark is green your plants are alive.  In my
> colder zone we often have them freeze back to ground or winter mulch level.
> This year they are alive about fifteen inches above ground.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> East Nassau, NY z4
>
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Clare P - that is the core of my problem with the caryopteris.  There is no woody
stem remaining from last year. I planted it very late in the season - October I
think.

I will keep looking and hoping

Nancy S. deGrazia


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