Some non-hardy shrubs can be treated as hardy perennials. Crape myrtles (Lagerstroemia indica) and chastetree (Vitex agnus-castus) may emerge in poor condition after an unusually cold winter. Shrubs like butterfly bush (Buddleia spp.), and blue mist (Caryopteris spp.) often emerge in a ragged state, but recover quicker if cutback near the ground several weeks before […]
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Re-starting Summer Flowering Shrubs After Winter Injury
Posted by Hugh on March 9th, 2014
Posted in Blue mist (Caryopteris), Buddleia (Butterfly bush), Crape myrtle (Lagerstroemia), Heat Tolerance, Southern Appalachian Region, Trees & Shrubs, Vitex (Chaste tree), winter hardiness 
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