29+ Caryopteris Pruning

Flowering occurs on new growth. This severe pruning is important for the upkeep of a compact bearing and a nice blooming.

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Caryopteris pruning

Covering the plant with thick dried leaves mulch will help protect. You can cut them back to 12 18 inches without harm. Prune this out as needed.

Make cuts just above a bud. Any wood that remains inactive can be pruned off at this time. Water regularly and thoroughly until the plant is well established then water moderately.

Caryopteris x clandonensis commonly called bluebeard blue spirea or blue mist is a low mounded deciduous shrub that is valued for its aromatic foliage and late summer flowers which are said to resemble clouds of blue smoke or mist. Cut off the dead branches using pruning shears. Prune all of the stems down to 6 to 8 inches in early to mid april.

For larger branches that can t be easily cut. Pruning the blue mist shrub of any deadened branches due to harsh winter and freezing should be postponed until the plant begins to leaf out in the spring. To keep the plant shaped and flowering caryopteris are cut down by at least half in the early spring.

When cutting the branch make your cut close to where the branch meets the main stem of the shrub. As the plants age you will get some dead wood in the center. Blue mist shrubs can be cut back to within a couple inches of the ground in winter or very early in the spring to encourage dense tightly branched new growth.

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