Re: Hydrangeas this year

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

I just cut a ton of Hydrangeas to dry inside in vases of warm water. I havn't had Hydrangeas for years, except for a few, so last year, I went on line and bought, as I have mentioned, from several companies, many different varieties. I was unable to get them planted last Fall, so they have been growing in large black plastic cans, and large clay pots. As soon as the beds are prepared, then they can be planted in the ground, but they actually do well in pots as the roots are shallow. I noticed this morning that one hydrangea has a new bloom, while the rest on the shrub have been aging for months. It was blooming last November, and hasn't stopped.

fingerlakesny · ‎11-13-2010

I live in central New York, zone 5. I got 3 hydrangeas from Cottage Farms last year. They got some flowers on them. This year, nothing. I think the harsh winter we had last year took it's toll on my garden. They came up, but no flowers. Hopefully they will recover next year and bloom.

kingnaz · ‎09-13-2012

I live in zone 8, California, and no blooms. Leaves were ok for a while but then turned brown along the edges. Last year everything was spectacular.

Cookie06 · ‎04-24-2010

I hope this doesn't post twice??? This is my new Next Generation Pistachio Hydrangea. This is the second set of blooms this year, how great is that. This picture doesn't really show how bright the pink and lime green show up.

lulu2 · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/25/2014 Cookie06 said:

I hope this doesn't post twice??? This is my new Next Generation Pistachio Hydrangea. This is the second set of blooms this year, how great is that. This picture doesn't really show how bright the pink and lime green show up.

2 sets of blooms, I'm impressed

sunshine45 · ‎03-09-2010

maryland area here. it is officially autumn and we had absolutely no flowers on our bushes this year and we have quite a few in our gardens. very disappointing......

our crape myrtles though seemed to survive last winter pretty well.

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Cookie06 · ‎04-24-2010

On 9/25/2014 lulu2 said:
On 9/25/2014 Cookie06 said:

I hope this doesn't post twice??? This is my new Next Generation Pistachio Hydrangea. This is the second set of blooms this year, how great is that. This picture doesn't really show how bright the pink and lime green show up.

2 sets of blooms, I'm impressed

That is their selling point, that they have " impressive reblooming power". That is why I wanted to try them and I thought, oh yeah, sure but they proved themselves a winner in my garden.

mousiegirl · ‎03-09-2010

On 9/13/2014 kingnaz said:
I live in zone 8, California, and no blooms. Leaves were ok for a while but then turned brown along the edges. Last year everything was spectacular.

I am in zone 9, and everything bloomed.

Genny1 · ‎04-06-2010

I live in southern Ct...and they are starting to just bloom! They better hurry up before the frost gets them. They are usually in bloom with tons of flowers in the middle of June.