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| What's the poop on this one? I have a couple of the regular ones and they do nicely. I saw it at the nursery, and I'm thinking about it mainly for the foliage effect - the flowers are lost in the variegated foliage. Would appreciate your feedback, mainly in terms of it's use as a foliage specimen in a mixed bed. |
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- Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Sun, Aug 31, 14 at 16:37
| i LOVE my snow fairy. and while it looks so dainty, it is one TOUGH little bugger! it comes up every year, albeit very late, through a morass of grasses and anti-erosion ground cover (veronica repens and variegated green and yellow lonicera vine) and it really makes me happy to see it. love the foliage which is a bit more visually solid than that of variegated kerria, which i also love. it is prob the same size it has always been (is that even possible) and i should give it a better spot..... Do get a few and i hope you love them! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Snow Fairy variegated caryopteris
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- Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Sun, Aug 31, 14 at 17:28
| p.s. after reading this other linked info page , it is really clear that I need to move my plant, which i think is a brave soul but must be awfully unhappy, because it's supposed to be 36"!! and it's supposed to flower! sooo, def get it but know that mine is not your typical one! |
Here is a link that might be useful: good North Creek page for Snow Fairy
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| 'Snow Fairy' is the only caryopteris in my garden that survived last winter. I like it too, but because it dies back to the ground completely in winter, it takes almost all summer for it to regrow into something substantial. In other words, for a good part of the summer you have some bare ground around the plant. I did have another variegated one that didn't survive last winter (don't remember the name), but it had the most gorgeous deep purple flowers that contrasted beautifully with the variegated foliage. It was stunning in bloom. Kevin |
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| 'Snow Fairy' is most excellent. I really like the form of this one better than the "regular" ones, and I like the dainty flowers. I have mine near a fairy rose and it's a nice pair. I also have Caryopteris x clandonensis. It did come back this year but was very small until just recently. In fact I was just recently surprised to see it much bigger. Doesn't look like there will be any flowers though. Variegated foliage is quite nice. Questionable in z5, but I couldn't resist it when I was down at Plant Delights. 'Snow Fairy' wins hands down. Well worth the addition to a garden. |
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| Another thought: Aren't there 2 types of these? Ones that die back to the ground in winter and those that regrow from woody stems? The one I lost and really loved regrew from old wood as I remember, so it acted more like your typical shrub. Kevin |
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| I have 'Snow Fairy' and also like it a lot. It is herbaceous, a true perennial. There are also the shrubby Caryopteris x clandonensis, which in my cold zone can be iffy if we don't have deep enough snow early enough to give them good protection. 'White Surprise' and 'Summer Sorbet' are two variegated ones. |
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| 'White Surprise' was the one I had that croaked. Beautiful when it was living. Kevin |
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| I had Summer Sorbet' which only survived a couple of years. Didn't care for the flowers on it so didn't replace it. |
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| Caryopteris divaricata, both the straight species and 'Snow Fairy' are true perennials that die to the ground, not sub shrubs like C. clandonensis. Geranium 'Rozeanne' looks terrific twining into 'Snow Fairy'. |
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- Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 1, 14 at 13:49
| lacey, what a brilliant idea!!!! I shall proceed on course, Captain! |
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- Posted by arbo_retum z5 ,WinchstrMA (My Page) on Mon, Sep 1, 14 at 13:58
| kevin, I found it at Lazy S's but here's what they say: Caryopteris x clandonensis 'White Surprise' PPAF VARIEGATED Bluebeard Sun Z: 5-9 Caryopteris x clandonensis 'White Surprise'The Variegated sport of 'Heavenly Blue' is stable! Blooms early in the season with whorls of blue blooms around the stem. Great flower power. Dies back to the ground in zone 5 but returns in spring. Green with creamy white margins. No indication of leaf scorch. Now a Caryopteris that's a 3 season plant! Compact and tidy at 3' x 3'. Soil: Loose, loamy best H:36" W: 36" B/M: Blue/7-9 |
Here is a link that might be useful: lazy s's
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| arbo - That description sounds right . It really was a great plant while it lasted. I happened to find it at HD and bought a pot kind of cheap. When I got it home, I found there were 3 plants in the pot! Each grew into a nice sized shrub quickly. Kevin |
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- Posted by sherrygirl none5 (My Page) on Mon, Sep 1, 14 at 20:16
| Absolutely loved my caryopteris. Unfortunately I lost my last 2 this past winter. One of them had been in my garden for about 8 years. I had standing water for the first time where it was planted. Stupid freeze thaw got it alonf with the water. Still thinking about getting one in a different spot. Mine WERE spectacular. Sherry |
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- Posted by ken_adrian MI z5 (My Page) on Tue, Sep 2, 14 at 8:20
| i have two versions ... sometimes they die back.. other times they dont.. some peeps cut then to the ground ... every spring ... i usually dont.. and just spend some time cutting out dead wood in spring... unlike this year.. when i didnt even bother to do that ... and i was rather surprised... this horrible MI winter.. didnt knock them back ... come to think of it.. all that dead wood on one of them.. is whats left of it dieing to the ground.. lol ... so one does.. one doesnt ... lol ... any help??? .. doubt it.. but its such a grey day.. i dont want to go look at the tags ... if the dogs i didnt want.. havent destroyed such.. like they have.. the rest of the back yard .... ken |
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