fumbler wrote in message
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On Tue, 10 Jul 2007 06:17:15 -0700, Martin Brown
wrote:

Also, most of the google hits talk
about petiolaris as deciduous but I don't think this one lost its
leaves last year, or the year before come to that.
If its evergreen its not petiolaris, there are several evergreen climbing
Hydrangeas, seemannii, and serratifolia are the ones most frequently seen.
they tend to form their flowers in large duck egg sized buds rather than
just forming tiny replicas of the finished flowers.
Doesn't really matter pruning after flowering seldom does any real harm.

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