How to grow oceanspray
Holodiscus discolor
When to plant oceanspray
Plant this 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.
Oceanspray 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
- Sun
- Partial sun
Common problems
- spent flower clusters persist brown
- needs annual pruning after flowering
Sources
- OSU Landscape Plants (Oregon State University Department of Horticulture): Holodiscus discolor (Oceanspray / Creambush)
- Clemson Cooperative Extension, Home & Garden Information Center: Planting Shrubs Correctly (HGIC 1052)
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