Hydrangeas- photos and discussions

[lbfoss]

Hello
Thought we just might start a new thread and post some photos of hydrangeas here in case others aren't looking for them under Stevia seeds! I need a quick review of how to take and make their cuttings. I did a search and have tried out what I found....any serious suggestions will be welcome!! should I cut the leaves in half to reduce transpiration??
Linda

[Great-Full]

Linda
Yes...removing at least 1/2 of the 2 leaves is of course less strain while rooting's beginning though I never felt the need. Hydrangeas have rooted well for me in good conditions w/several whole intact...w/out even a rooting solution or additional help, just soil and water. They seem to be happy to increase.
Thank you for the help we talked about. I'll attach the previous.
Below Hydrangea macrophylla Mousmee (purple lacecap), Hydrangea macrophylla Veitchii (blue lacecap), Hydrangea macrophylla Altona (purple mophead), Hydrangea serrata Blue Deckle (small blue clusters)

[sue salley]

Hi Linda. I love the blue lace cap. I am getting ready to start some cuttings from my Nikko Blue and I do always cut the leaves back a lot. They just take up so much room and it does help them cut down on transpitation. But like Patsy says they are easy and if if you have the room you could leave the leaves whole. Let us know how they do.
BTW did you ever start your white bud seeds?

[abbyjen]

Not changed my mind in the shift, I still like the purple lacecap

[lbfoss]

I made all successful cuttings this year, and only find difficulties in finding suitable homes for the new plants as now they are small but I know they will get much bigger. They need to get into the ground and be mulched some this fall to survivie.

Which brings me to my successful cutting from 3 seasons ago. I took the cutting in Sep of 2007, it bloomed last year wonderfully, and I posted a photo or two, but it has not bloomed this year at all. The growth is fine, the bush next to it bloomed prolifically but not a bud on this darn guy! what do you suppose I did wrong???

And, shame on me, I did not get the white bud seeds I have saved in the butter tray planted this year, I apologize, Sue. The ones I had tried didn't ever come up, and I saved the rest. maybe I will plant them and see if they can come up over the winter outside. It isn't too harsh and I can try wintersowing.

Linda

[vicki]

I have 2 bushes of All summers beauty and a nikko blue and have not
had blooms on them this season. They must need a lot of something
I'm not giving them. The bushes are nice and healthy.
My 'Annabelle' is performing beautifully. Have 3 different ones, with
2 babies I also started for other parts of the yard.
I love all of your Linda. Very beautiful!

[lbfoss]

Thank you for replying, Vicki

I checked out the Momma bush, and noted that even she did not bloom much this year.....maybe it is the breed. But, I guess we need to do some research and see if anyone on the other gardening sites have any ideas. I also had one ever bloomer that didnt' bloom.....yet others beside her did just fine.

wonder if I needed to feed her more, or less. No one grew all that large this year, they seem very happy, just not blooming.

[Great-Full]

Hi Vicki....just wondering if you've done any pruning, or plan to. I'm sure you realize some bloom on old growth...some new.

[Dazed_Lily]

Yes, let's find out what makes these beauties bloom. I too had zero blooms this years on my macs. I love hydrangeas--mine are all Easter rescues--I had more but have only 5 left. I want blooms ! [ I didn't prune--now it is possible that the dog pruned by walking past them but that would really only be one plant and not all].

[Great-Full]

This system wouldn't cooperate and let me edit my message but I think I just won!

[Great-Full]

Sorry ladies...I missed the hydrangia garden work day last week when my mom fell again that day or was it the day B4? Anyway, I was going to be lazy and just pick pro-drangia brains rather than read my notes. I may just call one of them this week to see what they suggest about your dormancies...more later.

[Dazed_Lily]

Patsy- First off, I do hope your Mom is OK?


I found this beauty at the supermarket today on sale post Christmas for 4.99. How could I resist. Santa missed my house but I am sure wanted me to go to the floral section of the supermarket one week later. The floral gal told me it will grow here(if I can keep it alive thru winter indoors). It's a lace cap--looks sorta like yours--any idea who it is ? I think this one holds its flowers way out farther than most lace caps I've seen til now.
[I put it in the basement bedroom--virtually no heat and an eastern window exposure--ditched the decorative wrap and will keep moist but not sopping wet.]

[Dazed_Lily]

Oh my ! I just got done repotting that beauty. It was planted in peat ! I was wondering why the top always dried out and fealt like concrete. It was also rootbound. Gave it some tough love and pulled its tangled root mass, gave it some root stimulator and I hope for the best.

[Rebecca]

I am sure it will appreciate having more root room! That is one near hydrangea - single flowers are so big and double at that! Don't think I have ever seen even a picture of one like it. Be sure to mulch it once you get it in the ground and doubly so for winter for at least the first couple of years.

An acquaintance of mine grows hydrangeas and may be able to help you ID this one better. I am thinking you can contact her through their HYDRANGEA Album on Picasa, plus you can look though their images!

I have one pink one and it's all I can do to keep it alive and happy and occasionally blooming. I lost my Summer "Snowball Bush" and haven't even tried to replace it - don't know where I would put a new one - a Red Bud Seedling has taken it place in the small bed and I have to keep it pruned back to keep it in bounds. In effect I am trying to dwarf it and as long as I can keep it pruned back I should be able to keep it small even though it is in the ground.

Anyway, YOUR hydrangea is a pretty one! Congrats on the happy encounter!


Rebecca

[Dazed_Lily]

The store has a beautiful pink lace cap now. I will watch it to see if it ends up being marked down. Right now it's 19.99. But what a gorgeous lacecap--it has the projecting flowers sort of like the one above but they are folded down the center and look like butterflies.