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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. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://rhodyman.net/rahome.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://rhodyman.net/rabooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA Zone 6 |
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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. -- Sheila http://swdalton.com |
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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. -- Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at: http://rhodyman.net/rahome.html Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at: http://rhodyman.net/rabooks.html Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA Zone 6 |
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Stephen Henning wrote:
In article , 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. Last place I lived I had lacecaps that we cut back every year after they bloomed, also had mopheads. My oak leaf hydrangea did not do so well, but maybe it had too much shade. Looking forward to next spring to planting roses and hydrangeas -- Sheila http://swdalton.com |
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On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 08:36:44 -0500, Jangchub
wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:46:39 -0400, 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 for the distinction. What color do you have? The only hydrangeas which truly do well here are oak leaf hydrangeas which are native. http://gotbodhicitta-wangmo.blogspot.com/ Security is not what I have, it's what I can do without,,, My Hydrangea has been blooming sine May. I persuaded my sister to give me the "hot house" hydrangea, since I know she would eventually kill it. It grew from a potted plant to one 4 feet wide, 4 feet high. Before freezing weather, I wrap it up in chicken wire and fill with leaves until the last spring frost date. In zone 7. |
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Jangchub wrote: On Sun, 31 Aug 2008 00:46:39 -0400, 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 for the distinction. What color do you have? The only hydrangeas which truly do well here are oak leaf hydrangeas which are native. http://gotbodhicitta-wangmo.blogspot.com/ Security is not what I have, it's what I can do without,,, I have had an Endless Summer hydrangea in Austin TX for the last two years. I have a blue one that is slowly turning pink. It has indeed bloomed all summer. Both years. However it wants entirely too much water and I will probably not get another. Next year it is going to have a lot less water and we will see how it does. Cea |
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