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Digging Dog Nursery
a retail and mail order plant nursery specializing in unusual and hard to find perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs, trees, and vines.
31101 Middle Ridge Rd.
Albion, CA 95410
phone:
(707) 937-1130
fax:
(707) 937-2480
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Summer Hours:
Tuesday by appointment only
Wednesday–Saturday: 10am–4pm
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Caryopteris
at Digging Dog
Including Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’, Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Longwood Blue’, and Caryopteris x ‘Lissilv’
Caryopteris (perennials)
Bluebeard
Shrouded in a blue mist from midsummer until frost, these woody, shrublike perennials proclaim an Asian heritage and Verbena relations. Aromatic and paired, the deciduous foliage is attired with dense clusters of tantalizing whorled flowers enhanced by showy extended stamens. An excellent choice for a shrubby bed, mixed border or open bank, their
cool colors complement the warmer tones of late season blooms. Prized by bees and butterflies, sun-loving Caryopteris tolerates some drought and
demands good drainage.
Common Bluebeard
This shrubby perennial is valued for its ability to handle a dry site, but definitely proves itself indispensable when masses of its deep blue-violet flowers put on a spectacular show. Enveloping stiff upright stems, the richly colored blooms are long lasting in the garden and in arrangements as well.
Handsome, grayish green felted leaves emit a pleasing
medicinal scent as they cloak Common Bluebeard’s looser, more open profile.
Blooms mid-August–October. Size: 3' 0"–5' 0" high x 4' 0" wide; hardy to zone 7. Caryopteris incana (P-0728)
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Caryopteris (shrubs)
Bluebeard
A spectacular abundance of tiny round buds and vibrant whorled blooms that look fantastic in cut arrangements mantles the fine textured bushy foundation described by compact upright stems and pewter-tinged green foliage with silver undersides. Touted as the best and the bluest of all Caryopteris, ‘Dark Knight’s swank low mounding profile can be staged right up front, tucked next to Zauschneria ‘Wayne’s Silver’ or ushered into smaller gardens.
Blooms July–September. Size: 2' 0"–3' 0" high x 18"–2' 0" wide; hardy to zone 5. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Dark Knight’ (S-0758)
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An unparalleled cultivar selected at Longwood Gardens in Pennsylvania, this well-groomed Caryopteris touts a taller upright stance with boundless fragrant blue-violet flowers and dashing silver-dusted gray foliage. Lavish quantities of long lasting late summer blooms, housed in terminal and axillary clusters, bewitch bees, butterflies, florists and gardeners, while the slender lance-shaped deciduous leaves waft enticing spicy aromas. Easy-care ‘Longwood Blue’ looks impressive whether planted as a low hedge, en masse or singularly as a specimen in the perennial border.
Blooms July–September Size: 2' 0"–4' 0" high x 2' 0"–4' 0" wide; hardy to zone 5. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘Longwood Blue’ (S-0797)
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(Sterling Silver™)
We have esteemed English shrub breeder, Peter Catt to thank for the exceptional attributes this award winning Caryopteris promotes: small stature, elegant illuminated foliage and copious late season blooms. Whorled bright blue-violet flowers garnish a trim gathering of shimmering silver leaves that draws attention months before the blossoms appear.
An ideal addition to the mixed border, its sterling shades can be combined with the yellow umbels of Achillea ‘Hella Glashoff’ or boldly mixed with orange flowering Leonotis ‘Savannah Sunset’. (PPAF)
Blooms August – September. Size: 18"–2' 0" high x 3' 0" wide; hardy to zone 5. Caryopteris x ‘Lissilv’ (S-0732)
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Blue Mist SpiraeaEnglishman Peter Catt bred sterling qualities
into this easy-to-care-for Caryopteris: deep, vivid
blue blossoms, an earlier, extended bloom period, and
a neatly compact form that requires little
pruning. ‘First Choice’ also earns its place
for winning whorls of inky flowers, which emerge
from the leaf axils along the upper part of each erect
stem. Serrated, with a green sheen topside, the linear
leaves are a soothing gray-green beneath. Blue Mist
Spiraea offers arresting texture and color when staged
with the toasty hues of Sedum
‘Autumn Fire’ and Spodiopogon
sibiricus.(PP#11,958)
Blooms July–September. Size: 3' 0" high x 3' 0" wide; hardy to zone 5. Caryopteris x clandonensis ‘First Choice’ (S-1100)
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Current Staff's Favorite Plant
Our featured plant: Selinum wallichianum Ornamental Grasses: Autumnal Garden Stars, Plant for Outstanding October Oomph!
Celebrated headliners of the late show!
Offering superb versatility, ornamental grasses become poetry in motion on gusty days. They are best situated so their fluid shimmering inflorescences, bathed in amber, sable or smoky rose and purple shades, are backlit and set aglow by the afternoon sunlight. Most look fantastic in fresh or dried arrangements, while others produce welcome seed heads that birds adore. Be sure to browse our online selections of ornamental grasses.
Plant for Outstanding October Oomph!
You may wish to include one or more of these easily grown herbaceous perennials, ornamental grasses, shrubs or trees that wield plenty of October flair. Digging Dog's Mid October 2017 Newsletter Link
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