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Bluebeard growing in a garden

How to grow bluebeard

Caryopteris x clandonensis

When to plant bluebeard

Plant this deciduous shrub while dormant, in fall or early spring. Extension guidance rates fall (early enough for roots to establish before the ground freezes) as the best time and spring, just before growth begins, as the next best.

Bluebeard is timed by season rather than your frost dates, so the planting calendar does not generate ZIP-specific dates for it. Check the cited sources below to fine-tune for your area.

Growing conditions

Lifecycle
Perennial
Spacing
24 to 36 in apart
Sun
Full sun

Common problems

  • crown rot in poorly drained soil
  • stem dieback below zone 6
  • lanky with excess fertilizer

Sources

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