Carolina Gardening: Clemson hardy bottlebrush?, 1 by donnacreation

donnacreation wrote:
I finally found bottlebrushes marked Clemson red cluster cold hardy at the Lowes near Woodley's on Two Notch in Cola. I'm concerned because they were grown in S Fl, and the new growth doesn't have the coloration that Clemson hardy's are supposed to have. I know this is a bad time to plant something that may be marginal, but if they turn out not to be Clemson cold hardy, at least I can return them for a refund next spring. Please advise.

I forgot to add that the tag indicated they they were cold hardy to zone 7a, which I find hard to believe.

This message was edited Aug 31, 2011 5:52 PM