Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Bluebeard 'Snow Fairy', Tripora divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Caryopteris Caryopteris
'Snow Fairy' _ 'Snow Fairy' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial bearing pungent, ovate to oblong, toothed, mid-green leaves with irregular, white margins and cymes of fragrant, five-lobed, long-tubed, purple-blue flowers in late summer and early autumn.
Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy' is: Deciduous
Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming, Rounded
Blue, Purple in Summer; Purple, Blue in Autumn
Yellow-green in Spring; Yellow-green in Summer; Yellow-green in Autumn
Capsid bug , Mealybugs Capsid bug , Mealybugs
Generally disease free.
Every spring, cut back to within two leaf-buds of the old growth. Cut weak stems to the base. May die back to the ground in areas with cold winters, with new stems emerging each spring. In this case, prune back to the base in spring.
Softwood cuttings
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Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy' (Bluebeard 'Snow Fairy') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Heat tolerant. Fairly drought tolerant once established. Does not tolerate wet, poorly-drained soil. Treat as a shrubby, soft-wooded perennial in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Bluebeard 'Snow Fairy', Tripora divaricata 'Snow Fairy'
Caryopteris Caryopteris
'Snow Fairy' _ 'Snow Fairy' is an upright, clump-forming, deciduous perennial bearing pungent, ovate to oblong, toothed, mid-green leaves with irregular, white margins and cymes of fragrant, five-lobed, long-tubed, purple-blue flowers in late summer and early autumn.
Garden origin
Deciduous
Compact, Cushion or Mound Forming, Rounded
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Blue, Purple in Summer; Purple, Blue in Autumn
Yellow-green in Spring; Yellow-green in Summer; Yellow-green in Autumn
Generally disease free.
Every spring, cut back to within two leaf-buds of the old growth. Cut weak stems to the base. May die back to the ground in areas with cold winters, with new stems emerging each spring. In this case, prune back to the base in spring.
Softwood cuttings
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Caryopteris divaricata 'Snow Fairy' (Bluebeard 'Snow Fairy') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.9m after 2-5 years.
Banks and Slopes, Cottage/Informal, Drought Tolerant, Beds and borders, Gravel, Low Maintenance
Grow in moderately fertile, well-drained soil in a sheltered, sunny position. Heat tolerant. Fairly drought tolerant once established. Does not tolerate wet, poorly-drained soil. Treat as a shrubby, soft-wooded perennial in colder areas.
Chalky, Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Alkaline, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Hardy (H4)
Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5
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