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Climbing Hydrangea
According to the books, it is a vigorous grower, once it gets going. We have one on the front North facing wall, and at long last, it has decided to grow and flower. (Well the buds are there). 3 Years maybe?. Question. We have a trellis for it to go up to about 7 or 8 feet, but, are we correct in saying that once it pops its head over the trellis, it will stick to the house without double sided sticky tape, but on its own ;-)) ? Mike |
"Mike" wrote in message ... According to the books, it is a vigorous grower, once it gets going. We have one on the front North facing wall, and at long last, it has decided to grow and flower. (Well the buds are there). 3 Years maybe?. Question. We have a trellis for it to go up to about 7 or 8 feet, but, are we correct in saying that once it pops its head over the trellis, it will stick to the house without double sided sticky tape, but on its own ;-)) ? Mike___________________________________ You are quite correct. It will cling very much like Ivy. It is not really worth the time involved~ though I've had one for many years. However there is a large NT house on the Devon/Cornwall border [can't remember its name] with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ with heads similar to H. macrophylla. I have never seen this elsewhere or heard/read of it at all. Have never understood why! Best Wishes Brian. |
Brian wrote: with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ with heads similar to H. macrophylla. I have never seen this elsewhere or heard/read of it at all. Have never understood why! Best Wishes Brian. I thought that all climbing hydrangeas (hydrangea petiolaris) had flowers like those of H. macrophylla? What am i missing? And when you say they are not worth the time i disagree, i think they are lovely to look at as well as having a fantastic scent. |
wrote in message oups.com... Brian wrote: with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ with heads similar to H. macrophylla. I have never seen this elsewhere or heard/read of it at all. Have never understood why! Best Wishes Brian. I thought that all climbing hydrangeas (hydrangea petiolaris) had flowers like those of H. macrophylla? What am i missing? And when you say they are not worth the time i disagree, i think they are lovely to look at as well as having a fantastic scent. There are lots of different climbing hydrangeas, some are deciduous some evergreen, all have white (or nearly white) scented flowers and are self clinging, all are fairly large plants and take several years to establish a root system before growing. This can be speeded up by heavy watering when newly planted. Beware of planting near drains! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Brian wrote: with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ all. Have never understood why! Best Wishes Brian. There are lots of different climbing hydrangeas, some are deciduous some evergreen, all have white (or nearly white) scented flowers and are self clinging, all are fairly large plants and take several years to establish a root system before growing. This can be speeded up by heavy watering when newly planted. Beware of planting near drains! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) I got one last year (petiolaris) and potted it up into a bucket-the plant grew well but this year its slo.o.o.w. Should it be in the ground? Did the same with a seemannii which seems to at last be growing bigger . |
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 8/5/05 23:03, in article , "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote: snip However there is a large NT house on the Devon/Cornwall border [can't remember its name] with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ with heads similar to H. macrophylla. I have never seen this elsewhere or heard/read of it at all. Have never understood why! I wonder if you're thinking of Lanhydrock House? The climber up one of the fronts of that is Pileostegia viburnoides. It's on the left as you're looking at the house front. -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) ________________ Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian |
"Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 8/5/05 23:03, in article , "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote: snip However there is a large NT house on the Devon/Cornwall border [can't remember its name] with a specimen/variety that is exceptionally splendid~ with heads similar to H. macrophylla. I have never seen this elsewhere or heard/read of it at all. Have never understood why! I wonder if you're thinking of Lanhydrock House? The climber up one of the fronts of that is Pileostegia viburnoides. It's on the left as you're looking at the house front. -- Sacha (remove the weeds for email) ________________ Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian Probably a Schizophragma -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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"Charlie Pridham" wrote: "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... snip Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian Probably a Schizophragma I think you've cracked it! That rings a loud bell. We have planted one in a shaded corner of the house and it has been there two years. It's just starting to get going. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) |
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 10/5/05 7:49, in article , "Charlie Pridham" wrote: "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... snip Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian Probably a Schizophragma I think you've cracked it! That rings a loud bell. We have planted one in a shaded corner of the house and it has been there two years. It's just starting to get going. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk _______________________________________ Thanks again but I fear not Schizophragma as so many of the individual florets were sterile~~each of the heads was similar to a 'mophead'. It was many years ago that I saw it~~I'm sure my memory hasn't failed me. It was an important day for me otherwise. A splendid pink Schizophragma climbs Barns House. Best Wishes Brian. |
"Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... "Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 10/5/05 7:49, in article , "Charlie Pridham" wrote: "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... snip Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian Probably a Schizophragma I think you've cracked it! That rings a loud bell. We have planted one in a shaded corner of the house and it has been there two years. It's just starting to get going. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk _______________________________________ Thanks again but I fear not Schizophragma as so many of the individual florets were sterile~~each of the heads was similar to a 'mophead'. It was many years ago that I saw it~~I'm sure my memory hasn't failed me. It was an important day for me otherwise. A splendid pink Schizophragma climbs Barns House. Best Wishes Brian. I would be foolish to think I have seen every climbing hydrangea and reative there is, but I am sure none have flowers as you discribe. so is it possible someone has gone to the trouble of wall training an ordinary mop head? -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
"Sacha" wrote in message . uk... On 10/5/05 7:49, in article , "Charlie Pridham" wrote: "Brian" --- 'flayb' to respond wrote in message ... snip Many thanks Sacha~~ I know Lanhydrock well and it was not there. It was Cotehele~~ has just come to me!! The flowers were almost entirely sterile, compact and large. Put me off my poor effort for life!! Best Wishes Brian Probably a Schizophragma I think you've cracked it! That rings a loud bell. We have planted one in a shaded corner of the house and it has been there two years. It's just starting to get going. -- Sacha www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove the weeds to email me) Ours took a while too but is planted on the north side in rubbish, its been flowering for a couple of seasons now. We have been trying to work out where we could fit the other species (we have hydranoides) I have always quite fancied the form 'Rosea' but have never found one for sale when I had money in my pocket!! -- Charlie, gardening in Cornwall. http://www.roselandhouse.co.uk Holders of National Plant Collection of Clematis viticella (cvs) |
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