Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Lychnis Dry soil in the winter

Dry soil in the winter is the key to survival in marginal hardiness zones

whose early spring foliage emerges dark raspberry before maturing to bronze

Dry soils when the plants are dormant in late spring and summer is the key to success

beaming in the garden like a ray of sun

Topping the stalks are clusters of 6-8

Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Lychnis Dry soil in the winterFor decades, I've trialed a number of pink flowered bluebeard selections, and not a single one showed any winter hardiness. That was before we planted the dazzling Caryopteris incana 'DC Arbey Bar', which, unfortunately sounds more like a fast food restaurant in the nation's capital. This dwarf subshrub forms a tight 2' tall x 3' wide mound, clothed with unusual round foliage. In September (NC) each stem is adorned with a stacked series of whorled