Schizophragma-Japanese Hydrangea Vine
 

Has anyone had success with this vine in Wash. DC suburbs/Zone 7?

I'm tempted to try one this year.

Schizophragma-Japanese Hydrangea Vine
 

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:09:18 GMT, Rob wrote:

Has anyone had success with this vine in Wash. DC suburbs/Zone 7?

I'm tempted to try one this year.

I planted one about 4 or 5 or 6 years ago and it has not leaped yet!
They say first year it creeps, second year it leaps...maybe that is
not the actual phrase. I am hoping it takes off this year because I'm
so tired of the neighbor kid (7 years) jumping on her trampoline and
wanting to have discussions with me as I take a soak in the hot tub
nekkid at night. Doh.

I prefer the Schizophragma 'Moonlight' over other climbing hydrangeas.
Where do you want to buy it from? I got mine with a coupon from White
Flower Farms. Maybe it's just too hot here in Texas and it goes
dormant along with everything else in the summer.

Schizophragma-Japanese Hydrangea Vine
 

The WFF catalog does say it's for Zones 5-7S/8W. I am planning to limit it
to morning sun; the non-vine hydrangeas are definitely shade lovers around
here.



Jangchub wrote in
:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:09:18 GMT, Rob wrote:

Has anyone had success with this vine in Wash. DC suburbs/Zone 7?

I'm tempted to try one this year.

I planted one about 4 or 5 or 6 years ago and it has not leaped yet!
..... Maybe it's just too hot here in Texas and it goes
dormant along with everything else in the summer.

Schizophragma-Japanese Hydrangea Vine
 

I have a lot of trouble with hydrangeas here. You can't go wrong with
morning sun. Moisture in the soil is key with this plant. We only
get 31 inches a year here, as opposed to the 60 I'm used to on Long
Island, NY.

Good luck. Let me know how it goes and what you did so I can
duplicate that!

On Wed, 28 Feb 2007 06:37:30 GMT, Rob wrote:

The WFF catalog does say it's for Zones 5-7S/8W. I am planning to limit it
to morning sun; the non-vine hydrangeas are definitely shade lovers around
here.



Jangchub wrote in
:

On Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:09:18 GMT, Rob wrote:

Has anyone had success with this vine in Wash. DC suburbs/Zone 7?

I'm tempted to try one this year.

I planted one about 4 or 5 or 6 years ago and it has not leaped yet!
..... Maybe it's just too hot here in Texas and it goes
dormant along with everything else in the summer.

Schizophragma-Japanese Hydrangea Vine
 

I just read a description and culture for this vine on the Kemper Botalical
Garden site that warned they can be very slow to establish.

Good luck to you too.




Jangchub wrote in
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I have a lot of trouble with hydrangeas here. You can't go wrong with
morning sun. Moisture in the soil is key with this plant. We only
get 31 inches a year here, as opposed to the 60 I'm used to on Long
Island, NY.

Good luck. Let me know how it goes and what you did so I can
duplicate that!