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Hydrangea
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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