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HYDRANGEAS ON THE AZ0RES ISLANDS

mousiegirl — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 23:26:25 GMT

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SeaGal — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 17:15:36 GMT

Just beautiful. I cant even believe how many blooms on the 1st photo, the hedge, omg!

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JYWilliams — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:24:56 GMT

Beautiful. The colors are so rich and vibrant.

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Pook — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 18:45:15 GMT

And I can't even get one bush to bloom or thrive once they bloom! We had the simple white ones when I was growing up and did nothing to them and they were gorgeous. My SO planted a blue one 2 years ago and still no flowers. I researched online and there are so manly kinds and some conflicting info on caring for them. I have no green thumb and have a reputation for killing plants so I guess I shouldn't expect much.

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DiAnne — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:06:15 GMT

That is amazing!!

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SunValley — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 20:23:46 GMT

Amazing!

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mousiegirl — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 21:37:52 GMT

@Pook wrote:
And I can't even get one bush to bloom or thrive once they bloom! We had the simple white ones when I was growing up and did nothing to them and they were gorgeous. My SO planted a blue one 2 years ago and still no flowers. I researched online and there are so manly kinds and some conflicting info on caring for them. I have no green thumb and have a reputation for killing plants so I guess I shouldn't expect much.

@Pook Do you prune them? If pruned at the wrong time, there will be no blooms the following year. I hardly prune mine, only to shape, and that is immediately after the blooms die, being careful not to cut off the buds for next years blooms which are just below the current blooms.

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Lilysmom — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:03:28 GMT

@mousiegirl , what a feast for the eyes❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!! Thanks for posting. Takes my breath away.

@Pook , here is my advice for you. I am betting you have Niko Blue. I have at least 24 hydrangeas on my property. Get rid of the the blue hydrangea. Go out and buy yourself an Endless Summer hydrangea. There are many kinds ...Twist n Shout, Bloomstruck, etc. They are much easier to look after and don’t require much shaping. The blooms are gorgeous.

I think you should try just one. I had a Niki Blue that I babied for years and it begrudgingly set out a few blooms every year. I started adding other hydrangeas with much greater success. Good luck! LM

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PA Mom-mom — Mon, 01 Jul 2019 22:37:23 GMT

@mousiegirl These pictures are astounding! Where are the Azures? I tried googling them and keep coming up with the Azores. Are they one in the same?

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colliemom4 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 04:17:01 GMT

@PA Mom-mom wrote:
@mousiegirl These pictures are astounding! Where are the Azures? I tried googling them and keep coming up with the Azores. Are they one in the same?

@PA Mom-mom Portugal

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mousiegirl — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 05:53:20 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@mousiegirl , what a feast for the eyes❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!! Thanks for posting. Takes my breath away.

@Pook , here is my advice for you. I am betting you have Niko Blue. I have at least 24 hydrangeas on my property. Get rid of the the blue hydrangea. Go out and buy yourself an Endless Summer hydrangea. There are many kinds ...Twist n Shout, Bloomstruck, etc. They are much easier to look after and don’t require much shaping. The blooms are gorgeous.

I think you should try just one. I had a Niki Blue that I babied for years and it begrudgingly set out a few blooms every year. I started adding other hydrangeas with much greater success. Good luck! LM

@Lilysmom I have all you mentioned, but my Nikko Blue, have two, bloom like crazy, the first to bloom. Endless Summer blooms three colors at once, so love this one, but then I love them all.

Nikko Blue

Endless Summer

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calexand — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 06:42:58 GMT

Thank you for posting the Hydrangeas in the Azores. We have been to the Azores always in Mar/Apr. and have never experienced them in bloom. They grow wild everywhere on the island.

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Lilysmom — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 08:40:40 GMT

@mousiegirl , the photos are beautiful! You must have the magic touch. I couldn’t get good performance out of mine at all and neither could my neighbour. I hope @Pook tries an Endless Summer. LM

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Pook — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 11:23:07 GMT

@Lilysmom wrote:
@mousiegirl , what a feast for the eyes❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️!!! Thanks for posting. Takes my breath away.

@Pook , here is my advice for you. I am betting you have Niko Blue. I have at least 24 hydrangeas on my property. Get rid of the the blue hydrangea. Go out and buy yourself an Endless Summer hydrangea. There are many kinds ...Twist n Shout, Bloomstruck, etc. They are much easier to look after and don’t require much shaping. The blooms are gorgeous.

I think you should try just one. I had a Niki Blue that I babied for years and it begrudgingly set out a few blooms every year. I started adding other hydrangeas with much greater success. Good luck! LM

@Lilysmom Thanks! When I walk my dog I see nice blue ones and then a few that rarely bloom and they have the wood sticks that mine that has never bloomed either year since planting it. Then there are a few that have many different colors on the same bush. I guess the endless summer ones that you mentioned in a later post sounds like those ones and also my best bet to try. Thanks again!!

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colliemom4 — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 13:00:14 GMT

I would love to drive around this island. Hydrangeas are one of my favorite flowers and these certainly are like none I've ever seen.

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JustJazzmom — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:17:24 GMT

The native to the US oakleaf hydrangeas are lovely. They are all across the campus of Swarthmore. Right now they are in bloom by us & their flowers are fragrant in the heat.

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chrystaltree — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 15:24:24 GMT

Absolutely gorgeous.

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Lilysmom — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 19:36:45 GMT

@Pook The blue ones here are Endless Summer. The red and white one is Strawberry Vanilla, another favorite. The tip stays white and the rest of the flower is red. The one below is easily 10’ by10’.

The Rhodos and lilacs put on quite a show this year, even if it was late. Hoping the hydrangeas do the same. LM

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mousiegirl — Tue, 02 Jul 2019 22:50:47 GMT

@Lilysmom I think the second picture blue is another type of hydrangea, never seen a lacecap on Endless Summer.

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hayseed00 — Wed, 03 Jul 2019 02:11:55 GMT

Stunning !!!!!