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Sheila wrote:

Stephen Henning wrote:
Sheila wrote:

Does it really live up to blooming all summer or is that just hype?

Almost. It first blooms on old wood and then blooms on new wood. There
is a gap where it is between old and new wood. Mine do well here in
Zone 6. I have heard some complaints from colder zones. Endless Summer
is a brand name and not a variety, since they have an entire series of
Endless Summer hydrangeas.


Thanks Stephen, I've tried the Endless Summer but the deer ate them
before they bloomed. We're putting 6 strand wire up around the back
then I'll plan some more next spring.

Mine is in a wet area with underground springs and has deer fencing
around it. It is pink. It is near some rhododendrons and azaleas, so I
can't add aluminum sulfate. Aluminum will eventually kill some plants
like rhododendrons and azaleas. It takes both aluminum and acid soil to
make most of the blue/pink hydrangeas turn blue. The acid soil I have,
but not the aluminum. I also have oak leaf, lace cap hydrangeas,
regular mop-head hydranageas and the Endless Summer. The oak leaf
hydrangea will have to be cut back.
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