Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Bangladesh For gardeners looking for winter

For gardeners looking for winter hardiness

The stalks and foliage remain evergreen until temperatures drop below 15 degrees F

The flower stalks of Eryngium pandanifolium expand upward

which reduces it in both size and vigor

100' elevation in Taiwan's Hualien County

Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Bangladesh For gardeners looking for winterFor decades, I've trialed a number of pink flowered bluebeard selections, and not a single one showed any winter hardiness. That was before we planted the dazzling Caryopteris incana 'DC Arbey Bar', which, unfortunately sounds more like a fast food restaurant in the nation's capital. This dwarf subshrub forms a tight 2' tall x 3' wide mound, clothed with unusual round foliage. In September (NC) each stem is adorned with a stacked series of whorled