Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Calycanthus Olea 'Arbequina' is quite ornamental

Olea 'Arbequina' is quite ornamental even without the fruit

The heavily mottled foliage emerges for us in early February and is topped with large

bulbifer with the 3'+ tall green petiole

are clothed with thick waxy-green leaves that remain evergreen all winter

with terminal flower spikes composed of silver white calyces that hold the pink flowers

Caryopteris incana DC ARBEY BAR PP 33805 Calycanthus Olea 'Arbequina' is quite ornamentalFor 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