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Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 11:30
| My wife and I bought this little shrub at the local Home Depot and inadvertently grabbed one without a tag. We need to know how big it will get before we pick a spot in our garden. Can anyone identify it for us? It's a perennial that's hardy in our area.
Thanks!
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| Where are you located? Looks like Ceanothus which is common in California. |
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| I was going to suggest a Caryopteris. But I need more coffee and need to find my magnifying glass to look at the blossoms better. Whichever it is, it's pretty! |
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| Yes - this is Caryopteris. |
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| not sure of the name but these get pretty large. i live in the foothills of the colorado rockies and they are common landscape plants here. mature plants are 4-6' high and about the same measurement wide...each plant creates a nicely rounded large clump. they are beautiful and very attractive to bees, there's a cloud of them hovering over these plants at all times...must be a heavy nectar producer. |
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| 6 foot, kaliaman? That's enormous for a Caryopteris. Or do you mean Ceanothus? |
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- Posted by MaineVette none (My Page) on Thu, Aug 30, 12 at 13:44
| Wow, I didn't expect so many replies, or so quickly. Thanks everyone! With the leads you guys provided I went to the growers website (the company name was on the pot) and determined that it's caryopteris - either the "longwood blue" or "blue mist" cultivar. Oh, and we're located in southern Maine. I hope that bees like it - we're beekeepers so that would be a definite plus! Thanks for the help! |
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| Where you are it may die back during colder weather, start over again in spring. If it lives through the winter - check your (and its) USDA zones. |
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