Hydrangea Message Board Archive Year 2002
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FROM: B Rose brianlee@smgazette.com 12/29/02 11:22 PM CentralI live in zone 5 in northern Idaho and have seen some beautiful hydrangea in different areas of this region but have had very little luck with them myself,purchased locally,I would like a little information on varieties that do well in this zone and how to properly prepare them for winter.I`ve seen blue hydrangea in this area that are 5 to 6 feet tall and bloom beautifully,any help would be appreciated,thank you
FROM: Amy Kuehl akuehl@pitnet.net 12/29/02 8:01 PM CentralI would like to know the best list sources of Hydrangea plants appropriate for my area (NE Wisconsin). I consider my front yard 4b and back yard zone 5a
FROM: Rachel Babitz rachel9@earthlink.net 12/26/02 3:28 AM CentralLooking for a cutting or plant of Pretty Maiden Hydrangea. Thank you much!
FROM: ruth rureif@aol.com 12/23/02 11:52 AM CentralI just bought my first house which has many hydrangea plants. It is now Winter. What should I be doing to assure healthy plants in the spring?
FROM: Betty Migliaccio beezus13@cs.com 12/22/02 12:12 PM CentralI have beautiful Hydraneas that are about 5 feet tall. One year they had pink flowers the next blue. I realize this is soil related. Question: We have had bad weather this year and now they are brown flowers I want ot trim it down so it will start again in spring... how far do I trim them .. to the base or just the "dead" flower "blooms" Thank you ahead of time from the amatuer gardner
FROM: janeen hosemans oligrae@lisp.com.au 12/16/02 10:01 PM CentralCan someone please tell me when and how to take cuttings of my oakleaf hydrangea - common name is Snow Queen and they unusually like a western facing position.
FROM: Shari SL4cats@aol.com 12/03/02 11:37 AM CentralHELP. I set my VCR wrong. I am looking for a video tape of Erica Glasers - Gardner's Diary show from Nov 24, 2002. This show features Penny McHenry. It was on HGTV Nov 24 - Episode number GRD-411. Does anyone have this on tape to loan or sell to me??? Thankyou, Shari
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 12/01/02 7:56 PM CentralI live in N.Y. they are fine and will return to their former beauty next spring/ late spring almost June before you see the leaf buds
FROM: Nicole NMAlford@aol.com 12/01/02 6:20 PM CentralI wanted to beautify my small garden, and fell in love with hydrangeas. So I planted 5 of them, and they all really thrived this summer. I transplanted one rather large one about 2 months ago (well,late September). They were all looking really good, and then I went home for Thanksgiving, and it apparently got really really cold here (Maryland -- could not find it on Zone map), and I came home and the leaves are drooping, turning really dark (almost black) in some areas. I am afraid they are dying! I know they cannot survive really really cold weather, though I know people even further North (as far as NY) who have hydrangea bushes that are six feet tall! Can anyone help me save them?
FROM: kathy and tom shaw clement@primary.net 11/28/02 1:43 PM Centralhey Pete, ou old e-mail was clement@accessus.net, we have now changed it to clement@primary.net, p;ease put us back on your mailing list.
FROM: Linda gratefulhearts@yahoo.com 11/26/02 4:07 PM CentralZone 9, Houston, TX: I am totally new to hydrangeas, but would like to give it a try. Bed choices at my house are on the North East side of the yard with almost no sun until about 10:30 a.m, and then beginning around 4:00, filtered, but fairly sunny. Or due north exposure with full sun beginning mid-day through the end of the day. I know nothing about getting started.
FROM: A Master Gardner 11/23/02 8:54 PM CentralRenee if you do not give your Email address it is almost impossible to answer your question. Many of the gardeners write directly to an individual rather then put it on the system. and I am one.
FROM: kathy and tom shaw clement@primary.net 11/23/02 2:19 PM Centralpete, please change my e-mail address to clement@primary.net
FROM: Renee 11/22/02 12:23 PM CentralLittle confused how to use the archive.. can only see question and no answers... My question is why is my hydrangea, which did not bloom all summer, now putting on buds, getting ready to bloom..in NOV? Is it nuts or am I? Raleigh, NC
FROM: Renee 11/22/02 12:16 PM CentralLittle confused how to use the archive.. can only see question and no answers... My question is why is my hydrangea, which did not bloom all summer, now putting on buds, getting ready to bloom..in NOV? Is it nuts or am I? Raleigh, NC
FROM: diane dmherriott@aol.com 11/22/02 11:04 AM CentralWanted to buy: Dried red/burgundy hydrangea wreath. Please help.
FROM: Daniel Whisenand dwhisenand@hineshort.com 11/22/02 9:17 AM CentralDo you have Dougs e-mail adress?
FROM: Frank Dutra fdutra1@attbi.com 11/21/02 9:21 PM CentralDoug Bailey ( I think he can be found at the University of Georgia) is the man to ask, he wrote the book "Hydarngea Production" I'm paraphrasing. He's always been helpful to me and answers his emails promptly. Florel is mentioned but can cause a reduction of flower size. If the plants are old enough you could always leave the sides up at night as long as they have been hardened off. I've used this method, being careful so they don't catch a hard freeze. I've seen Zerotol at 100:1 sprayed on a sunny day (oops!) do a pretty good job, but I'm not sure I'd recommend that without a little more testing.
FROM: Daniel Whisenad dwhisenand@hineshort.com 11/21/02 2:26 PM CentralWhen defoliating could you use an etholine based product called FLOREL BRAND PISTIL? Useing this chemical do I then have to heat the house at 70 degrees for a week? Or could I just bering the temp below freezing during the night/earlly morning to make up for my high day temp of 60. I just can't seem to get them to fall asleep.
FROM: Frank Dutra fdutra1@attbi.com 11/21/02 1:24 PM CentralIf your in Chino valley it may not get cold enough, hydrangeas go dormant as a result of the combined effect of short days and cold temps (closer to freezing than 50 degrees) You may have to defoliate them to get them to go dormant. Ethelyne gas or a bushel of apples per 400 cubic foot of circulated air in a 70 degree closed house fo a week would probably be the safest method. Once dormant, they should resist breaking bud until the temps get higher and days longer. Copy of Hydrangea Message from: dwhisenand@hineshort.com Message is from (user's name if given): Daniel Whisenand I am the grower for hines color plant 1 Chion valley Az. My compay decided to over-winter perenials this year and I hope that you could give me some good ideas on how to go about doing this? The plants are in casitas w/white poly, and are at an average temp of 45-50 degrees. The problem tat I have is that they are still growing and I just can't seem to keep them asleep.
FROM: Daniel Whisenand dwhisenand@hineshort.com 11/21/02 12:17 PM CentralI am the grower for hines color plant 1 Chion valley Az. My compay decided to over-winter perenials this year and I hope that you could give me some good ideas on how to go about doing this? The plants are in casitas w/white poly, and are at an average temp of 45-50 degrees. The problem tat I have is that they are still growing and I just can't seem to keep them asleep.
FROM: Randy Gibbs randy_gibbs@hotmail.com 11/17/02 9:06 PM CentralIf any/all persons would add the plant hardiness(zone) along with their questions you would receive better answers.
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FROM: Al Richter Alrichter3@comcast.net 11/17/02 5:03 PM CentralDo you cut back a Hydranga in the Fall. Mine did not bloom this year. What is the best fertilizer I can give them
FROM: deb debgrossnickle@webtv.net 11/15/02 6:04 PM CentralNo harm done! Annabelles look their best if you cut them to the ground every spring...he just did half your work for you. They bloom on new wood, and have much better shape and nicer flowers if you start over every spring. So just tell him thanks, and wait to see how great it looks next year!
FROM: Dee Cade athomp1047@aol.com 11/15/02 5:54 PM CentralMy husband cut my annabelle hydrangea down with only about 18 inches left. Is it destroyed, will it bloom flowers again, or should I start saving for another one? Help!
FROM: Anne Jones ajones@stpegs.com 11/13/02 2:00 PM CentralI live in Southeast Texas about 30 miles from the coast.(Matagorda) I need information about how grow hydrangeas successfully. My front yard faces north but it is deeply shaded by a live oak tree. Will there be enough sun to grow in this area?
FROM: J.Gaskell janice.gaskell@ukonline.co.uk 11/11/02 7:00 PM CentralTo Penny McHenry. Acting on your advice. Thank you.
FROM: Margaret Wright margaret.wright@sympatico.ca 11/11/02 11:49 AM CentralI have inherited some hydrange bushes. In the spring, they are green. In the summer, they are white. In the fall, they are golden brown. I'm not sure what species of hydrange they are. They are three to four feet high, grown in clay soil, and are at least 30 years old. I live in south/central Ontario. Do the tops of the hydrange bushes need to be clipped in the fall? If so, how far down do I clip the bushes?
FROM: J.Gaskell janice.gaskell@ukonline 11/10/02 5:57 PM CentralTo Penny McHenry. Thank you for reply.In answer to your question, yes, via bank.
FROM: J.Gaskell janice.gaskell@ukonline.co.uk 11/09/02 8:53 PM CentralA few months ago I applied to become a member of the American Hydrangea Society in Atlanta and sofar, have heard nothing. Does it have an address, apart from Box.no.given?
FROM: Tony Hollister tonyhollister@hotmail.com 11/03/02 4:08 PM CentralI live in UK and have 2 lacecaps which have grown sigbificantly over the past 2 years. This autumn they have had a lot of brown spotting on the leaves. Any assistance would be appreciated.
FROM: Renie madnor@msn.com 11/02/02 4:32 PM CentralWhen is the best time of year to prune hydrangeas?
FROM: Laurie Laurie@iyi.cnchost.com 11/01/02 8:16 PM CentralWe are moving from CA to Las Vegas next month and I want to grow hydrangeas there. I have some beautiful plants here with blue nikko's in the front of the house and pink ones in the back. The concern I have is that I was told by one of the gardening people in Las Vegas that hydrangeas will not grow there. I have also heard that they will! Does anyone has any knowledge of this? And also is there anyone in the area that has successfully grown hydrangeas there? I was thinking of using them in both border beds and containers. Any advice would be appreciated! Thanks
FROM: Candy Wolf buzzleon3@aol.com 10/28/02 10:24 PM CentralI would also like information on pruning a peegee tree. Mine had several flowers this season. Six or seven of them were tall upright branches with huge flower heads on them. I couldn't resist cutting them for drying and now I am afraid I may have ruined my tree. Any advice would be most appreciated. Thanks
FROM: Lindsay tobin5oh@msn.com 10/28/02 4:08 PM CentralWe recently planted a Pee Gee Hydrangia as a decorative ornamental tree for our front yard. It faces North and receives full sun. We are in region 5 (Cleveland, OH). My research reading has left me confused. When is the best time to prune it back to optimize its flowering next summer? Where, on the branch, do I make that pruning cut?
FROM: Fizz fgpr@aol.com 10/28/02 3:43 PM CentralDoes anyone know the mophead hydrangea that blooms red or pink, turns rich maroon-red in fall? I live in the Washington, DC, area.
FROM: Gloria Marion gloriamarion7@hotmail.com 10/27/02 6:56 PM CentralI am desperately seeking to purchase dried hydrangeas for my daughters wedding. She is using them to make centerpieces for the tables at the reception. We will be spraying them silver so plain ones in color will do best. Can anyone lead me in the right direction to purchase some. I have cut those in my area that I can but rain has now spoiled most. Please help me to locate to purchase dried hydrangeas. Thank you
FROM: angie kidd ladybug0649@yahoo.com 10/26/02 10:56 PM Central
FROM: angie kidd ladybug0649@yahoo.com 10/26/02 10:56 PM Centralwe are planning a oct252003 wedding my daughter would LOVE to Have BLUE hydrangeas for the bouquets and table arrangements . could anyone in the maryland area give a estimate to the cost per stem. Bride and 7 girls about 20 tables
FROM: Linda bouckhout@aol.com 10/26/02 5:58 PM CentralI live in arizona. when I was frowing up I lived in California near glendale. We had such a beautiful Hydarngia, and it was so large. My mom always had to trim it back. The question I have is. where we lived in California the climate was very similar to where we live now. The Hydrangias do not seem to want to grow there. Is there any way that I might get one to grow.
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FROM: Jackie 10/25/02 2:34 PM CentralI live in zone 4 southern minnesota. I planted peegee hydrangias in the spring, the farmer behind our lot had sprayed his soybeans and we got the over spray. My hydrangeas did not bloom, infact the leaves crinkled up and turned brown. Well I cut them back and want to try to winterize them so hopefully they will come back in the spring? Any great ideas? Or are my hydrangeas done for??
FROM: Jackie klappster@hotmail.com 10/25/02 2:33 PM CentralI live in zone 4 southern minnesota. I planted peegee hydrangias in the spring, the farmer behind our lot had sprayed his soybeans and we got the over spray. My hydrangeas did not bloom, infact the leaves crinkled up and turned brown. Well I cut them back and want to try to winterize them so hopefully they will come back in the spring? Any great ideas? Or are my hydrangeas done for??
FROM: Karen Quinn kjq@cox.net 10/22/02 9:05 PM CentralI have been reading up on changing the soil to make the colors pink or blue but I'm not sure how often to add the acid or the lime to the soil.....and if I also want to put coffee grounds around the ones I want blue - would I do that often? I'm in zone 8 so I still have some warm weather ahead and I am not sure if I should continue to add the acid and lime right up until the weather turns cold???
FROM: Kathy and Tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 10/22/02 8:29 PM Centralto all those asking whether or not to prune their hydrangeas before winter or in early spring, The only hydrangea that is safe to prune in the fall is the annabelle, If your plants are deep pink or blue do not prune them this fall or early spring. We do have friends who prune their nikko blues in late fall or early spring and they have bloomed.. While they were not supposed to bloom we have also done the same thing and they bloomed. We have been having trouble with our computer and have just changed servers and we have not returned our E mail. We recieved e mail from PatSarrisi about confusion between the Annabelle and Hills of Snow. We have seen articles describing hills of snow but have never seen them in any nursury catalogues.. We have seen what we believe to be Annabelles at the Missouri Botanical Gardens and they were labeled Hills of Snow. Last summer we took the MOBOT garden tour and every garden featured Annabelles and Oakleafs with a few Macrophyllas. One garden had the arborescens radiata. This is a lace cap with a minimal number of flowers. On the tour it was in a garden under a high canopy with filtered sunlight and it looked good. By some mistake we purchased a dozen annabelles from one of our growers and one of the plants we gave away to a local garden club was this lace cap "radiata". They planted it in full sun and it didn't look too good.Kathy and Tom Shaw
FROM: Shirley stsisler@yahoo.com 10/21/02 8:36 PM CentralI live in zone 5, Ohio, have one hydrangea plant, have had it for two years, and it bloomed nicely the first year. I need to know, now that it is late October, am I supposed to prune it, if so, when, or do I leave it alone? Some people say to cut it down to the ground, but I don't know the correct way to prepare it for Ohio's winter. Thank you!!!
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FROM: Frank Davis fld72828@worldsurfer.net 10/19/02 10:31 AM Centralwe have two beautiful pink hydrangea bushes,Are we supposed to cut the dead flowers off in the fall
FROM: wilma lmafar@marion.net 10/17/02 7:36 PM Centrali have hydrangea i dont know what kind they are do i cut them down for the winter zoon 9
FROM: neesy imneesy@aol.com 10/16/02 11:40 AM CentralI see many questions that are the same as mine, but, am new to this message board thing and unable to see where the answers are. Help!
FROM: Susan McKinney 10/14/02 4:16 PM CentralDoes anyone know a good source of cut hydrangeas (blue and white) in Atlanta. Must I go through a florist - and if so, which one? My daughter is getting married November 2nd and we need them then. Thanks for any help. Susan
FROM: sande crawqford captnred@sonic.net 10/14/02 11:44 AM Centralcan you tell me how to trim my huge haydrangia plant for winter? I want it to remain tall and wide in the coming spring.
FROM: donna orris 10/12/02 5:04 PM Central
FROM: Karen Quinn kjq@cox.net 10/12/02 12:58 PM Central
FROM: Karen Quinn kjq@cox.net 10/12/02 12:57 PM CentralI just found your web site this morning and have already picked up some great info - thanks. I have a back yard filled with hydrangeas and there is only one that I know the name of and that is Blue Glory. I started with one plant that I bought in Mobile at the Belingrath Gardens for $1.00 (name unknown) at the end of the season 4 years ago and it has probably given me 20 new plants. I have also taken woody cuttings from friends and have had great success with rooting them in my dapple sunny woods. I have a small nursery in which I amended the soil with shredded paper and organic cow manure and then covered it all with a couple inches of leaves and pine needles and this spring it was filled with worms and nice black soil. I just stick the cutting in the ground and water regularly and they root in a couple of weeks. I have around 60 new plants in all stages of maturity. I started rooting them in early spring when the big plants were sprouting out and some of those early plants are a foot tall now and I have moved them out of the nursery into the woods. I just added 6 new cuttings this morning that a neighbor gave me. I love fusing with all my new little plants. I am glad to have the swamp site, I need to get rid of some of mine so I can keep rooting more.....I'm in the Florida Panhandle if anyone wants to come buy and pick out some free plants.
FROM: 10/11/02 6:38 PM CentralFORGOT TO SICN IAM JIM
FROM: 10/11/02 6:36 PM CentralI THAANK RANDY GIBBS FOR ANSWERING AN SARLYER Q FOR ME. I READ ONE OF PEAT SMITHS LETTERS HE SAID HE WAS IN ZONE 7B IAM SOUTH OF HIM SO I MIGHT BE ON ZONE 8. IS THERE A MOPHEAD THAT BLOOMS ALL SUMMER?
FROM: martha 10/11/02 10:07 AM Centralsorry I'm unable to repond to all the people who sent me messages regarding hydranges. Since I live in a frost free zone I'm unable to give much advise regarding the care in cold climates.
FROM: jim james8523@comcast.net 10/10/02 3:20 PM CentralIAM A BEGAINER. I NOT SURE WHAT ZONE IAM IN. MOBIL AL. CAN THE NIKKO BLUE BE LIFT TO GROW IN POTS ALL THE TIME OR WILL IT KILL THEM? HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE A BUSH TO GROW TO ITS FULL HIGHT? IF YOU CAN HELP ME PLEASE EM ME. THANK YOU
FROM: Catalina Jim?nez CatalinadeSantamar?a@msn.com 10/10/02 12:39 PM CentralI will like to know about the resistence of the Hydrange macrophylla to the sun exposure, and diferent ways for making compost. Thanks
FROM: Catalina Jim?nez CatalinadeSantamar?a@msn.com 10/10/02 12:38 PM CentralI will like to know about the resistence of the Hydrange macrophylla to the sun exposure, and diferent ways for making compost. Thanks
FROM: JIM JAMES8523@COMCAST.NET 10/09/02 11:22 AM CentralI LIVE ON MOBIL AL. NOT SURE OF ZONE. I LIKE THR NIKKO BLUE AND THE PIA. CAN YLU CHANGE COLOR ON PIA?
FROM: Myrle hms6211@telus.net 10/09/02 2:24 AM CentralHow do I prune hydrangea. Can I go as far down on the new growth to within 2 leaves of last years growth. Do the 2 leaves have to have a bud on the both on the lower inside of each leaf. Would I prune the lace cap in the same way.. I understand that the white annabelle can be cut right back to the ground in the fall.
FROM: Martha Kincaid martha_kin@msn.com 10/08/02 11:30 PM CentralI'm about to retire and have planned to start a very small nursery specializing in hydrangea. I'm addicted to them. I live on six acres on the Calif. Mendocino coast where the fog can be pretty dense and the soil is very acid. The hydrangeas I have in my garden thrive and are magnificent shades of blue. Plenty of sheep manure from the guy up the road. My question is do you grow most of you plants in the field of pot them up? Do your parent hydrangeas produce all the cuttings for propagation? A majority of my hydrangeas are cuttings from where ever I find them. Peoples yards, parks, friends yards, un-named varities from Home Depot, Trader Joes. Is there anyone I could use as a consultant on how to start a small nursery. Thanks Martha
FROM: Barbara Turner Barbara_Turner@dom.com 10/07/02 10:48 AM CentralI get the latest questions on my e-mail, but I don't find any of the answers or the latest questions on the website. Why not?
FROM: Carol coberg@hklaw.com 10/07/02 9:40 AM CentralA friend gave me a very small hydrangea plant that she rooted. How to I care for it over the winter?
FROM: Pamela jpdavis@midmaine.com 10/05/02 9:20 AM CentralI live in Maine and would like to know how to keep blue hygrangeas blue. They seem to be purple.
FROM: Michael jackaroe1276@yahoo.com 10/03/02 6:40 PM CentralI live in NJ. I just bought 2 Hydrangeas that are about 2 feet tall. I am wondering, when should I consider fertilizing them and also, when and how do I prune them for winter if at all. They are both growing new leaves and shoots right now and I am afraid to even mess with them as they seem to be very healthy. If not in winter, when do I prune them? I am very new at the gardening this as this is my first house I live in.
FROM: margie marjoriebrownlee@hotmail.com 10/03/02 4:10 PM CentralI just moved to New Mexico...very sunny and hot in summer and cold and windy in winter. I have a beautiful, happy, blooming (pink) hydrangea in a pot that has been on my patio. It's getting cold now and I'm wondering if anyone knows how to care for the potted variety in winter?
FROM: Malcolm Thornton malcolm.thornton@ntlworld.com 09/30/02 5:04 PM Central
FROM: Malcolm Thornton malcolm.thornton@ntlworld.com 09/30/02 5:04 PM CentralI am a novice to the cultivation of Hydrangeas but I think they are a loveley flower. When and how do I take a cutting from an established hydrangea bush ?
FROM: Sandra alexandrabrr@aol.com 09/30/02 8:43 AM CentralI have been waiting patiently for 8 years for a hydrangea macrophylla , blue wave, to flower. It is in a clay soil and in partial sun for most of the year.I was recently advised to sprinkle sulphate of potash around it but this has not helped. I live in Scotland where , as you may know , winter is cold and summers are usually wet! Should I just give up ?
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/28/02 6:35 PM CentralJanice/cape cod. I have macrophyla lace caps and mopheads.Mopheads are various tones of blue and pink depending on the acidity of the soil.Are Annabelle white and light green spheres? Do they have large leaves and thrive readily in the n.e? Nice hearing from you. Karend
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/28/02 7:37 AM CentralJanice/cape cod----If you have your E-mail address but would like any pointers from you. Our environments are quite similar. Both n.e. and fairly humid as we are island environments. I think putting an aluminum collar is a great idea because my stems are very thin and vulnerable. Look forward to hearing from you.kgdillon@optonline.net
FROM: Randy Gibbs randy_gibbs@hotmail.com 09/27/02 3:37 PM Central
FROM: Randy Gibbs randy_gibbs@hotmail.com 09/27/02 3:36 PM CentralI am growing Various varieties oh Hydrangea plants and would like to talk to persons in my general area of Va. Beach Va. who are doing the same.
FROM: marita mnogueiras@aol.com 09/27/02 1:45 AM CentralI live in Los Angeles. I planted blue plants that have never flowered or flowers are small, not pompom like, and greenish, not blue anymore. What's wrong?
FROM: deb debgrossnickle@webtv.net 09/25/02 9:09 AM CentralKaren...Thanks for the info. I've always pruned that one in the spring, so I guess I was doing something right. I just wish my peegee tree was about a foot taller. It's got a central stem to maybe three feet, then it was cut off so it would branch at that point. without that central leader, I haven't been able to prune for added height...I guess it's just destined to be the size it is forever. I too use MirAcid for all my hydrangeas, azaleas, magnolias, etc. Although they changed the name...it's MiracleGro azalea and rhododendron food now, which wouldn't be so bead, but they changed the box from light blue to green, just like the regular MiracleGro. It just makes it that much harder to grab the right one off the shelf in the store...not to mention grabbing the right one in the potting shed. Sometimes change is not good...
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/25/02 8:42 AM CentralDeb Grossnickle, I have my peegee trees for two years and I am trying to determine the best pruning techniques. I do not want them to get very tall and the main trunk is still quite thin. In the fall I cut back the 2 or 3 main branches By this I mean any ancillary growth off the 2 or 3 main branches was removed. I was directed to do this by a landscape architect----so with fear I did it.Their appearance for the winter was not attractive. In June, I thought that I had ruined them and suddenly buds appeared. Before I knew it long branches grew and by July flowers. Actually the supporting branches grew too long. I inquired atat a very good nursery that gives seminars on hydrangeas(unfortunately timing was such that I could not attend) and was told to prune them in June and then I will not have these leggy branches. I will follow the advise this year. Iwould love to hear from you or anyone who can help us learn how to best care for peegee's. I noted on the message board or on Pete's tips to use Mir-Acid for fertilizer this fall.kgdillon@optonline.net
FROM: Ruth J. Jeske rjjeske@bigfoot.com 09/24/02 8:26 AM CentralMy Hydrangeas looked very healthy this year. But did not produce any flowers, Why?
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/23/02 11:13 PM CentralRobin Brooksby I don't have your e-mail address.You asked where my hydrangea are in my garden. I HAVE 10 in front of my house(5 on either side of the front door),this is the east side which gets morning sun.They have grown very well here.Another 4 lacecaps are thriving in front of a large cedar on the north side. The leaves were very big but few flowers until I trimmed the tree and let in a little more sun.These are set away from the house. Also,on this side and about 2-3ft.from the house I have two peegee hydrangea mini-trees.I am learning and experimenting with the art of properly pruning them. I want them to keep their graceful umbrella shape.They seem fine and flower and grow well here.I will severly prune them in November.My west exposure gets the most really hot sun in summer.I have 4 hydrangea here.In August,it was extremely hot and we did not have one day of rain until Labor Day.I had to water them in early evening because they were drooping even though they receive water 5 out of 7 days in the morning from the sprinkler system. Then I have 2lacecaps on the south and they receive protection and shade from a large rhododendron that is behind them.I hope this answers your question, if not try e-mailing me kgdillon@optonline.net
FROM: Patsy Lanello1@chartermi.net 09/23/02 4:04 PM CentralI have been given quite a large hydrangea and want to transplant it to my property now (September 23). It will need to be trimmed, I know. Is this a good time to do this? I live in Michigan, zone 5. What else do I need to know?
FROM: Kathy and Tom Shaw www.clement@primary.net 09/22/02 7:21 PM CentralThere have a lot of people asking about their white hydrangeas turning a lime green at the end of the summer or after a long bloom. This is definately a characteristic of the Annabelle and most other hydrrangeas. Even our pink and light blue macraphylla and some of our panniculata varieties have been doing this. Usually our annabelles in full sun ultimately burn up in full sun but most in slight shade our in cooler overcast periods will green up. Don't worry this is a good color change.
FROM: Kathy Truebeauty4u2@aol.com 09/22/02 3:46 PM CentralI live in zone 7. My neighbor had a small hydrangea that would not seem to grow much at all. She had this plant for a year and is about a foot tall. It also has brown spots on the leaves. I dug it up and re potted it in a pot and put it on my deck. I was wondering what the brown spots were, can you help me?
FROM: Kathy Truebeauty4u2@aol.com 09/22/02 3:42 PM CentralI live in zone 7. My neighbor had a small hydrangea that would not seem to grow much at all. She had this plant for a year and is about a foot tall. It also has brown spots on the leaves. I dug it up and re potted it in a pot and put it on my deck. I was wondering what the brown spots were, can you help me?
FROM: Judy Carbone purplejsouth@msn.com 09/21/02 8:21 AM CentralI live in Ocean County, New Jersey. I would like to plant a hydrangea garden along the back fence of my yard. Dont' know who to begin. I would like various types, including climbing. This area has full sun. Please help! Thanks
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/20/02 8:41 PM CentralBarbara Turner,the e-mail address you gave seems to have an eror, as I was unable to E-mail you. I had a similar situation. I cut back overhanging foliage let in more light and the next thing --- I had flowers. Two other plants were transplanted to a slightly more sun exposed situation and again flowers. Good luck
FROM: Rachel Babitz rachel@n-jcenter.com 09/20/02 2:38 AM CentralI have some young about 1 & a half to 2 feet tall Hydrangeas in large five gallon plastic pots on the patio. They are about 6 month's old. I live in zone 9, and would like to know how to treat them during the winter. Should I plant them in the ground or bring them into the house. If I do keep them in the house what kind of care will they need? I sure would appreciate any good advice that you can offer me. Thank you very much.
FROM: Rachel Babitz rachel@n-jcenter.com 09/20/02 2:34 AM CentralI have some young about 1 & a half to 2 feet tall Hydrangeas in large five gallon plastic pots on the patio. I live in zone 9, and would like to know how to treat them during the wintershould I plant them in the ground or bring them into the house. If I do keep them in the house what kind of care will they need? I sure would appreciate any good advice that you can offer me. Thank you very much.
FROM: Roe Dohm ysaler1@yahoo.com 09/19/02 8:09 PM CentralI have a Hydrangea paniculata (could be a Grandiflora)planted in full sun (zone 7). It is just beautiful when its all white in August but come September after it gets a slight touch of pink and, of course, to soon to cut for drying it turns green. I've seen Pee Gees in New York that were white with lots of pink right into the middle of September. What could be wrong with mine.
FROM: Barbara Turner Barbara_Turner@dom.com 09/19/02 1:16 PM CentralI have one hydrangea that has been in my flower bed for at least three years now. The foliage is beautiful, but no flowers so far. What might I be doing wrong?
FROM: Jann Blett jannscs@msn.com 09/19/02 1:05 PM CentralWe bought 5 hydrangea bushes this year, out first. Don,t know what kind they are but all have had flowers! The bushes are about knee high. Do I cut them back for the winter or wait and do it in the spring or not at all? I live in Western Michigan. Thanks for any and all help. Jann Blett
FROM: Mary Sue Olson2259@cs.com 09/18/02 9:15 PM CentralI've had 3 small mophead plants in clay pots all summer and they have thrived. When is the best time to plant them, now or wait until spring. Thanks.
FROM: deb 09/17/02 1:38 PM CentralKris - I live in ND, and I can tell you exactly what to do to get your Annabelle ready for winter...nothing. This is one tough little plant...just leave stems intact, and in the spring cut it right to the ground. This one blooms on new wood, so they look and bloom their best if you don't try to salvage last year's stems. Just start fresh each spring, and it will just keep getting better and better.
FROM: Kris H. klh6389@hotmail.com 09/17/02 1:26 PM CentralHi! I have an Annabelle Hydrangea and I live in Minnesota. How do I prepare this plant for the winter?
FROM: deb 09/16/02 11:49 PM CentralRita...Sometimes the answers are posted, sometimes people respond in an email directly to the person asking the question. And, as in life, not all questions HAVE an answer...
FROM: rita ritamorrow@sbcglobal.net 09/16/02 11:42 PM CentralWHERE do I find the ANSWERS to these questions? I have the some of the same questions!
FROM: deb debgrossnickle@webtv.net 09/15/02 3:44 PM CentralI too have several hydrangeas with scorched leaves this year, and many others that are doing great. this has been a pretty hot dry summer in ND, and we've had to water almost daily. It seems like the ones that are having the most problems with their leaves are in areas that get more sunlight or in places that are more isolated so they tend to not get watered as frequently. This is the first year I've really seen this, so I hoping it's just the growing conditions, and not a pest or disease problem with some of my hydrangeas. If you've just purchased yours, and have kept them watered well, it may well be a problem with conditions or care at the nursery where you purchased them.
FROM: deb debgrossnickle@webtv.net 09/15/02 3:43 PM CentralI too have several hydrangeas with scorched leaves this year, and many others that are doing great. this has been a pretty hot dry summer in ND, and we've had to water almost daily. It seems like the ones that are having the most problems with their leaves are in areas that get more sunlight or in places that are more isolated so they tend to not get watered as frequently. This is the first year I've really seen this, so I hoping it's just the growing conditions, and not a pest or disease problem with some of my hydrangeas. If you've just purchased yours, and have kept them watered well, it may well be a problem with conditions or care at the nursery where you purchased them.
FROM: Martha B. Gass urbangass@earthlink.net 09/15/02 2:56 PM CentralI live in the North-Midwest USA. Purchased this year from a Nursery and the leaves look like they are scorched around edges. Very dry and brown looking even though we have watered them faithfully. Nursery will give us no satisfaction as to what the problem is. Please help. I have no one else to turn too. Thanks very much.
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FROM: Martha B. Gass urbangass@earthlink.net 09/15/02 2:49 PM CentralWhat causes hydranges leaves to become very brown and dry, like they have been scorched? We bought these from a Nursery and almost 2 weeks later, both plants looked like this. We have watered them faithfully. Please help. The Nursery even said they don't know whats wrong.
FROM: karen dillon kgdillon@optonline.net 09/15/02 2:26 PM CentralMy question was can I transplant Nikka blues and lacecaps in Zone 6a to west and south exposures that receive afternoon,more intense sun. They love the east and north but I would enjoy viewing them from my porch on the west side. This summer they did not respond well in August(very dry this year).I do have a sprinkler system.
FROM: 09/15/02 2:19 PM CentralHi I found the zone map. My zone is north east 6A for East Hampton, N.Y. Karen Dillon kgdillon@optonline.net
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FROM: Robin robinbr57@yahoo.com 09/12/02 7:34 PM CentralHi. I'm new here but so glad to have found you all. I have lived my entire life in Zone 9 and have now moved to Zone 6. I planted two hydrangeas by my front door - no sun - mid summer. They seem to be healthy enough but no new blooms. One is a Nikko Blue and I can't remember the little pink one's name. My biggest question is....How do I protect them for the coming winter. In CA I just trimmed them back and they loved life the following spring. This new zone 6 has me learning how to garden all over again. Help!
FROM: Carol carol.mangiatordi@valueoptions.com 09/12/02 1:12 PM Centrala lot of sulphate (to change color of flower?) was spread around the hydrangeas and now the leaves are all dead - anyway to recover this plant
FROM: Joanne JHubbardAL@aol.com 09/10/02 10:26 PM CentralTim Ryan, I am in zone 7 and it is too hot here to plant a hydrangea. Water it every day and see if you can save it until cooler weather. You must be in zone 7.
FROM: kat pkgirtz@msn.com 09/10/02 10:03 PM CentralHi, I live in N.central MN and bought a peegee hydrangia this summer and planted it in my garden. It has yet to produce any blossoms. My parents also bought and planted one this year and theirs is blooming like crazy. Any ideas?? Thanks!!!!
FROM: deb 09/10/02 9:50 PM CentralTim...I almost wonder if it's too wet. I ost an oakleaf this summer because I thought it was trying to tell me it was thirsty...when it was actually trying to tell me the ground was saturated below. That sure taught me to not judge the dryness by the surface. Try digging down a little, kind of close to the plant. If it's wet, you're probably going to need to add material to improve the drainage. Good luck!
FROM: Tim Ryan tryan10273@aol.com 09/10/02 8:14 PM CentralI bought a hydrangea plant from a local nursery here in Columbus GA om memorial day weekend. Since I have planted it, the plant appears to be in a state of shock, wilted leaves and not looking very healthy. I am watering it about once a week, but it only seems to be getting worse. Any sugesstions as to what might be wrong, or what I am doing wrong? Thanks for your advice. Tim Ryan
FROM: Dale McElhany AirDaleIM2@aol.com 09/10/02 8:25 AM CentralNo message right now. Just wanted to get on the list.
FROM: barb barrett barb.barrett@verizon.net 09/09/02 11:04 PM CentralDoI need to cut down the spent flowers so that I will get new flowers next year? How far should I cut back? Thanks, I love your website barb barrett
FROM: Joan smitty1820@msn.com 09/09/02 10:48 PM CentralIs it okay to prune the blooms after they have turned brown, and if so how do you prune hydrangeas? Also, how much sun can hydrangea's tolerate? I live in Portland, Oregon and I do not know the Zone.
FROM: Joanne JHubbardAL@aol.com 09/08/02 5:01 PM CentralStacey, I am not an expert on drying hydrangeas but I would like to share my experience with you. This year is the first time I have had any success at all with drying the beautiful blooms. I cut 100+ blue blooms from two shrubs. I cut the stems at an angle (in the morning as soon as they were dry) and put them in buckets of warm water, about 2". When the water is gone, they should be dry. I had enough "good" blooms to completely cover a huge wreath which is behind my blue couch in the living room and make six arrangements for a friend for a school reunion and a few blooms for a half basket on the wall in the dining room. I covered the window in a bedroom with black fabric so they would be in a dark room. I also tried Silica Gel, following the directions in the container, and I had a problem with the blooms getting mashed from the weight of the Silica Gel. I dried one large bloom in powdered bleach and cornmeal and it dried o:k but lost some of its blue color. How I wish I could have saved all the blooms this year. I could have given away lots of beautiful bouquets. A friend of mine cut her green blooms, which were huge, put them in 2" of water and they were sitting all over her house drying when I saw them. She used them for a wedding 2 weeks ago. She didn't put them in a dark place and hers dried beautifully. Another friend told me she hung hers upside down in the garage and had plenty of beautiful blooms for her wedding. Next year I will try all the methods I have heard of and hopefully be able to keep more than I kept this year. The first method I will try is to cut the stems at an angle and put them in 2" of warm water and put the containers all over the house. After about 3 weeks if there are still blooms on the shrubs, I will try hanging some upside down in my garage. If anybody has had success with any other method, please let us know. If you include your first name and e-mail address with your reply, all of us can read your answer. Noone else uses our e-mail address.
FROM: Stacey bsvana@nycap.rr.com 09/08/02 8:56 AM CentralI ran through the archives and couldn't find an answer to my question. I have a hydrangea (no idea what type, or its age) and it's blooming beutifully. Huge white blooms that have tinges of pink on some. I want to dry these. How? Help?
FROM: mary ftgroup@mindspring.com 09/08/02 0:40 AM CentralI live in Tennessee (zone 6a)and went to Atlanta and saw beautiful blue hydrangeas everywhere. I have purchased some and want them to be blue. When is the best time to add acid?
FROM: Angel netdollusa@aol.com 09/07/02 10:43 PM CentralI just bought a lace caps hydrangeas and it has white on the side of the leaves and it has no bloom. We didn't have rain the past few days and I had to leave for vacation, My plant dried up, I am really upset because I want it to bloom, Please tell me what I should do to make it alive again. I've been watering it everyday and it seems not to show any sign of being back to lush green, Please tell me what to do,please?
FROM: denise dendiven@aol.com 09/07/02 5:06 PM Centralhi, i live in zone 5a and we have quite a cold, long winter. i have 5 hydrangias in my back yard. 3 are very large, 2 are smaller as they dont get enough sun. i am unsure of the exact type they are. they all flower however only one gets the very large round flowers. the others start budding but dont fill out like that and dont seem to completely bloom either. i was wondering if there was anything i could do about that and also, do i need to prune them for the winter? the last 2 years i have really just left them alone but i was wondering if there is something special i need to do with them. thankyou!
FROM: Tory Igrowrocks@yahoo.com 09/07/02 1:46 PM CentralOn 8/11/02 Melissa Horman wrote:
This message is for Tory from the pictures page (or anyone else who is able to help me)- Your plant is beautifull. I have a plant just like it - Do you know what kind it is? I am unsure of pruning after blossom and in the fall. How are you pruning yours? I used aluminum sulfate only once and about half of the heads turned blue. It was great. I think i need to start earlier in the year next year with that. My plant only has blossoms on the outer edges of the head and nothing in the middle. Is that unusual? Thank you for a response if you have time. Ps - I live in Wisconsin - Lower south west corner - Zone 4
Hi Melissa, Thanks for the compliment on my Hydrangea. It's a Lacecap Hydrangea, sorry I don't know the variety name. Lacecaps have a ring of unfertile flowers around the edge and tiny fertile flowers in the center. It's the mopheads that have all unfertile flowers, like the picture at the top of Pete's webpage. If yours is like mine then yes, it is normal!
Pruning questions are a little tricky ... In your zone you should probably leave the flowers on till spring, they'll provide a little cold protection for the buds below them. Even in my zone 8 I leave them until spring. Other than removing dead or broken branches I don't prune at all. It took me a long time to realize hydrangea's don't _need_ to be pruned, and I admit I was scared to do it! Luckily where I planted mine it had room to reach it's mature size.
If you want to prune, or need to for size, the rule of thumb is to remove one third of the branches cutting them to the ground. You can repeat that process year to year to keep the plant shorter. By leaving two thirds of the plant unpruned you won't have to worry as much about when you prune; the third you prune probably won't flower the next year but the other two thirds should flower normally.
I hope this makes sense to you and maybe helps a little even though it's a very late reply!
You can see a picture of my plant for size (I'm 5'4) at
http://members.aol.com/igrowrocks/neverpruned.jpg
And one of a winter withered bloom for fun, kinda pretty.
http://members.aol.com/igrowrocks/winterbloom.jpg
Tory
FROM: TED MSF@I-PLUS.NET 09/06/02 11:34 PM CentralI FIGURED IT ALL OUT....THERE ARE NO RESPONSES, ONLY QUESTIONS.
FROM: Darlene Zahringer darjohn@atlantic.net 09/06/02 9:18 PM CentralI can't find the replies to the questions either. Please email me and tell me what I'm doing wrong.
FROM: Linda philabau@mail.ucf.edu 09/06/02 1:52 PM Central
FROM: Linda philabau@mail.ucf.edu 09/06/02 1:51 PM CentralAll I see are inquiries - where are the responses?
FROM: Barbara cscapes@quixnet.net 09/06/02 1:31 PM CentralI want to purchase more hydrangeas like the one existing when I bought the house. It is hortensia that blooms with both pink and blue flowers in 7.5 ph soil. In the fall both the pink and blue flowers turn blood red before turning buff. I live in zone 5. Anyone know what the variety might be?
FROM: John Thurmond johnbt4429@yahoo.com 09/05/02 7:45 PM CentralI once saw a bright Yellow Hydrangea in a magazine, It was Beautiful! Anyone with Info on this flower please E-Maail me......
FROM: Polly polly@kineticfountains.com 09/05/02 8:22 AM CentralI have a hydrangea that I was given when I son was born 3 1/2 years ago. We have move 2 times since then & so has the hydrangea. At present it is on my patio in an approx. 14" container. It has not bloomed since the last move (2 years ago. What should I do? Since we are living in an apartment I do not want to plant it, for fear of the lawn people. Please help
FROM: Barbara Collinson, LCSW 09/04/02 4:25 PM CentralPlease tell me the best way to dry hydrangias. Do I put them in water or just let them be in a vase with no water. Thanks so much.
FROM: julia calliebella@msn.com 09/04/02 1:54 PM Centraltrying to find out if my moms shrub is a hydrangea. it is very large and it blooms big white blooms like a hydrangea. but is has very small leaves. probably and inch wide and maybe 2 inches long.
FROM: Gail Verdon GailVerdon@aol.com 09/03/02 11:48 PM CentralI live in Southern California. I have to Hydrangia Bushes that I just planted this summer. Both have done wonderful, with many blooms. My concern is that the color has left the blooms, even though I fertalized them, and they have gone back to green. Now they are turning brown around the edges. How do I care for them? Should I snip the blooms and how far back should I cut them. Will new blooms apear before next season? Is there a special time of year to cut the blooms?
FROM: TED MSF@I-PLUS.NET 09/03/02 8:03 PM CentralI'M LOOKING FOR INFORMATION ON FORCING POTTED HYDRANGIAS IN A GREENHOUSE FOR SPRING SALES. I ALSO NEED A SOURCE OF CUTTINGS.
FROM: Kathy and Tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 09/02/02 7:58 AM CentralTo the writer with the green colored annabelles. Don't worry about this natural change of color. We are in zones 5 and 6 here in the St, Louis area and our flowers stay white for about 5 to 8 weeks. This is a real long period for ny flower to hold its color. Two changes accur after this period, one is the most natural which is to turn a lime green and the other is just to burn up in the extreme sun that we have. Most of the Annabelles we have seen in partial, filtered, or full shade turn green. In our back yard ours are in full sun and just burn up after 6 or 7 weeks. We have one in front of our office that is under i new small tree and this has turned lime green. One year, and I guess we just had many days of overcast and cooler weather our backyard annabelles turned the lime green. We felt this just added another dimension. Recently we noticed an early change of color on one of our P.G.'s. Where the flowers had flopped the bottom side was green and the top side was turning pink. Most of the color in our macraphyllas faded thi year to an off green, while som also burned up from the sun. We have noticed that as our trees are growing we have less burn and more late change to the lime color. It would be interesting to find out from others if the type and timing of their fertilising has any influence on this.
FROM: L.L. rbldjrseth@aol.com 09/01/02 4:55 PM Central9/1/02 Hi. We have some beautiful Annabelle hydrangas that are growing beautifully. We also have some kind of vandal who puts chemicals on our plants. Our beautiful white Annabelle's turned green overnight, and have not returned to the white color. They are large, healthy, and suddenly GREEN. I am wondering if anyone knows what to do to turn them white again. Thank you for any advice.
FROM: Katie Kt.Jerry@gte.net 08/31/02 9:49 PM CentralHi, I live in Wasington and love Hydrangeas I have 4 plants, light blue, purple, and two pinks. One of the pinks was a white hydrangea when I got it at the store. I really want a white Hydrangea I was told that if I planted it, it would stay white and I wouldn't have to worry about the soil. Well As soon as I planted it in the soil it tuned pink. PLEASE PLEASE someone tell me what can I do to get a white Hydrangea to stay white!! No one seems to know when I have asked. I don't want to buy another white one and have it turn on me again. Any suggestions? Thanks-
FROM: Sandy Burke burkeskb@msn.com 08/31/02 7:13 PM CentralHI..I am trying to find a resource where I could purchase some naturally dried hydrangeas...I love them so and would like to make a large bouquet in a special crystal vase that was left to me by my mother, who also had a special interest in these flowers...I live in St. Louis Mo and have had no luck finding them here...I also live in an apt and can not grow my own..i would appreciate any information as to where I could purchase some...thanks to all...sandy burke
FROM: Margie Easter1916@aol.com 08/31/02 3:25 PM CentralI have a mature hydrangea that was planted in the early 1950's and it is very beautiful. We are new owners of the home and the bush was under care from an elderly neighbor for some time. I would like to assume the care of this bush and am not sure when to fertilize it. It's current blooms are a combination of blue/purple/pink. So I am not sure how it has been fertilized in the past. Please advise me as to when to fertilize and what product would be best. Thank you.
FROM: Doug Van Cook dvancook@optonline.net 08/30/02 8:13 PM CentralI am a new grower to the hydrangea and live in upstate NY. I would like to know if I cut back my plants this coming fall or just leave them be. Any advice would be welcome.
FROM: Doug Van Cook dvancook@optonline.net 08/30/02 8:12 PM CentralI am a new grower to the hydrangea and live in upstate NY. I would like to know if I cut back my plants this coming fall or just leave them be. Any advice would be welcome.
FROM: carol tcchristi@msn.com 08/29/02 9:37 PM Central
FROM: carol tcchristi@msn.com 08/29/02 9:37 PM CentralWhat type of soil does the pg Hydrangea like? Do the deer like them? and do they do well in sun or shade or both?
FROM: Marion Mglacroix@aol.com 08/28/02 9:43 PM CentralMy hydrangeas have not bloomed this year, could anyone give me some advice, on what I am doing wrong. They are in a shady spot, and get watered every day. Do they need a special type of soil?
FROM: Pamela arnesons@pon.net 08/28/02 8:36 PM CentralI live in Zone 8b in Extreme Northern California. I have had problems with wintering over my hydrangeas and would appreciate ANY feedback as to protecting canes from spring freezes after successfully getting through the snowy months. I have managed to get my hydranges to grow a couple of feet a year and every spring new growth comes out of last year's canes and every spring warm weather tricks the plants into coming out of hibernation early only to be froze back to the ground when normal 15-20 degree nights return until the REAL spring weather arrives. What should I do? I'd really like to enjoy flowers some day.
FROM: trixie trixie2@nwinternet.com 08/27/02 3:53 PM CentralI need to place the plant outside and wanted to get information as to where to plant. Does it require morning sun, afternoon sun, full sun or shade?
FROM: Betty breynolds63@comcast.net 08/27/02 11:40 AM CentralMy hydrangea bushes are over twenty years old, and really need to be cut way back, they didn't come in as full this year, and they have alot of wood inside, when do you suggest is the best time to trim them back, and should I cut out most of the wood?
FROM: Tony stm_makoto@yahoo.co.jp 08/27/02 2:27 AM CentralI pruned Blue Hydrangea(Blue donau, Blue Meister) in May, and I would like to flower in November-December. Any suggestions? Thanks!
FROM: Inez Abbott jdabbott1@yahoo.com 08/26/02 9:54 PM CentralMy Nikko blue mophead has been blooming for about 5 years. Last year there were only 2 blossoms. This year there are no buds. I live in Western New York. We had a late frost (June) and a very dry summer,but last year was normal.
FROM: Inez Abbott jdabbott1@yahoo.com 08/26/02 9:48 PM Central
FROM: Inez Abbott jdabbott1@yahoo.com 08/26/02 9:48 PM Central
FROM: Inez Abbott jdabbott1@yahoo.com 08/26/02 9:47 PM Centraly Nikko blue mophead is approx. 6 yrs. old and has bloomed well until last year - only 2 blossoms. This year there are no buds. Plant appears to be healthy and continues to grow. We did have a late frost - in June - and a very dry summer. Would this be why? I live in western New York. Soil condition is acid. Gets about equal amounts of sun and shade. y
FROM: deb 08/26/02 9:09 PM CentralRich...Sounds like your hydrangea is either too dry or too wet. Figure out which, and fix it quick! If it's too wet, take it out of the pot and repot it in new soil, and make sure your pot has good drainage. As muh as hydrangeas love water, nothing will kill them faster! I read somewhere that their roots just keep absorbing water until they burst...at that point there's no saving the plant. Good luck...let us know what happens!
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FROM: Sandy 08/26/02 4:43 PM CentralI have a Nikko Blue hydranga plant and would like to dry the flowers. I am having a difficult time. Every year the flowers wilt. I am in zone 4. The flowers are beautiful and plentiful.
FROM: Rich rich@framesbc.com 08/26/02 11:04 AM CentralI recently purchased a hydrangia. I planated it in a large pot and set it on the porch, north facing, nearly total shade. It is drooping severely. I fear it will croak. Any advise to help this poor plant?
FROM: Eric Huizer eric@huizerbv.com 08/26/02 11:03 AM CentralI wood like to preserve Hydrangea's in f.e. Glyserin. Does annybody now how do it ore now how to get more information about this subject.
FROM: Patti 08/25/02 3:05 PM CentralI would like to dry my hydrangea blossems. Any suggestions? Thanks!
FROM: Janice janiceroneill@hotmail.com 08/25/02 10:13 AM CentralI have a pee gee that is newly planted, three weeks. It seems to be doing well, except that we noticed that about five inches of bark is missing from the bottom, apparently eaten by sem small animal. IT is eaten all the way around. I'm told by Paul Parent and my nursery that the tree is doomed. Any more hopeful advice? I would attempt to root, but it is the end of august. Thanks. Janice
FROM: carol cvbosco@compuserve.com 08/23/02 5:22 PM CentralI have 3 hydrangea bushes - one will get one flower and the others never bloom. I have had them in the ground for at least 3 years. What are we doing wrong?
FROM: SANDI SSANDI42368@AOL.COM 08/23/02 11:54 AM CentralI CUT A FEWW BRANCHES OFF A HYDRANGAS. CAN I GROW THEM AND HOW? WATER, IN THE GROUND?
FROM: Bob RSu1045031@aol.com 08/22/02 5:42 PM CentralJust getting started on landscaping my home at the jersey shore (zone 6)and wish to plant hydrangeas. I know absolutely nothing and would appreciate any and all help on getting started. Thanx.
FROM: Polina. myl891@AOL.COM 08/22/02 4:10 PM CentralI have a 2-year old Nikko Blue which does wonderful, despite hot afternoon sun in zone 6-7. Unfortunately, during the blooming, stems are lying on the ground. What should I do to keep them up and in the shape.
FROM: Bob Oddy 08/19/02 9:14 PM CentralI have been cutting my hydrangeas down every year and not getting blooms the next spring. If I don't cut them back this fall, can I expect blooms on plants that haven't bloomed in years?
FROM: Elizabeth beth@dog.com 08/19/02 12:06 PM CentralHas anyone heard of a "hydrangea nasja"? Any info would be appreciated.
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FROM: Michael mmb@usa.net 08/19/02 10:34 AM CentralOn Long Island, NY, near the water, which hydrangea is best to grow? And is it true that colors can be changed by altering the soil's chemistry? I am a novice at this.
FROM: brenda brendamick@hotmail.com 08/19/02 1:41 AM Centralhow do i take cuttings from my lacecaps and how to prune them to a nice shape and when? thank you
FROM: Frank horvathfj@sympatico.ca 08/18/02 8:04 AM CentralDo I need to deadhead Hydrangeas in order to get more flowers?
FROM: 08/15/02 6:52 AM Centralto the post when do you cut nikko now is the time you can cut only the tips to a node or prune to shape the bush
FROM: Elizabeth beth@dog.com 08/14/02 8:55 PM CentralI received a hydrangea as a gift, and I am trying to find its name. All I can remember from the tag is "red hydrangea". Any help would be appreciated. The leaves look similar to the macrophylla hortensia, except they are slightly more pointy; however, the colour of the leaves differs. The stem of the leaf and the veins are wine-coloured, while the rest of the leaf is green. I don't know what the flowers will look like, since the bush has not yet flowered. Thanks for your help.
FROM: Elizabeth beth@dog.com 08/14/02 8:54 PM CentralI received a hydrangea as a gift, and I am trying to find its name. All I can remember from the tag is "red hydrangea". Any help would be appreciated. The leaves look similar to the macrophylla hortensia, except they are slightly more pointy; however, the colour of the leaves differs. The stem of the leaf and the veins are wine-coloured, while the rest of the leaf is green. I don't know what the flowers will look like, since the bush has not yet flowered. Thanks for your help.
FROM: karen whitworth whitjk@greenhills.net 08/14/02 5:17 PM CentralWhen do you cut back nikko blue hydranges?
FROM: ron lupton ron@rmlupton.com 08/14/02 1:52 PM Centrallooking for landscapers-nurseries who need lots of hydrangeas
FROM: Deb debgrossnickle@webtv.net 08/14/02 0:02 AM CentralDoes anyone have experience with over-wintering container planted hydrangeas indoors? I'm in zone 4b, so I'm kind of limited on what varieties I can grow in the ground. I probably have 50 or so planted, mostly Nikko Blues, with some Oakleafs and Annabelles, and several different PeeGees. The problem is...I love the variety that you can find in hydrangeas. I've been trying to grow some in containers to bring in before winter, but that's where I need advice. Do I try to keep them in my sunroom, growing all winter? Or would it be better to let them go dormant in the cool dim basement? I've got several in pots right now, including a Buttons & Bows, Blue wave, varigateds, Sister Therese, and a couple of pink that I have no names for...one is a mophead, the other a lacecap. If anyone can give me some good advice, I would be very grateful! Also, does anyone know good source for buying hydrangeas...either catalog or on line. It's funny, but you just don't see too many offered for sale up here in the frozen tundra. I've snuck most of mine back home in a suitcase everytime I head somewhere warm.
FROM: Libby 08/12/02 8:36 PM CentralI have a blue colored hydrangea plant that I want to plant in a pot. I live in Los Angeles and it is very hot here but they seem to thrive. Since the plants grow so large, will this one be happy in a pot or should I try to find a place for it outside in the ground. I know it needs to move out of its little pot. Any help would be appreciated
FROM: Ian Veal ian_veal@lineone.net 08/12/02 7:50 PM CentralCan anyone please explain why my mophead is still growing mopheads around the top of the bush, but this year also has lace caps around the base as well? We are living in southern England (in the middle of the south coast). The plant (5 feet high) is exposed to the sun virtually all day, all year long.
FROM: Linda Haley bouvielady@aol.com 08/12/02 7:11 PM CentralI have two common hydrangeas, large round blooms. We've had little rain this summer, but I water them twice a day. They still wilt, and now the blooms are dryin up. Is there anything I can add to the soil to strengthen the branches, and how much water do they need? They get about 3 hours of sun per day. I live in Zone 5/6 - northern Ohio on Lake Erie. Anothe question, I have a lace cap, Glowing Embers. It bloomed the last year, but this year nothing. This plant gets only about an hour of sun per day.
FROM: Melissa Horman jhorman@pressenter.com 08/11/02 2:44 PM CentralThis message is for Tory from the pictures page (or anyone else who is able to help me)- Your plant is beautifull. I have a plant just like it - Do you know what kind it is? I am unsure of pruning after blossom and in the fall. How are you pruning yours? I used aluminum sulfate only once and about half of the heads turned blue. It was great. I think i need to start earlier in the year next year with that. My plant only has blossoms on the outer edges of the head and nothing in the middle. Is that unusual? Thank you for a response if you have time. Ps - I live in Wisconsin - Lower south west corner - Zone 4
FROM: brenda croc@mnsi.net 08/10/02 1:41 PM Centralmartha stewart living had a show on last year explaining how to dry hydrangeas, first by dipping them in a boiling water solution and then hanging them to dry. I'd like to know exactly how this is done. Apparently when the flowers are dipped in the "boiling water solution", they change color. Please help me if you know this process. Thank you.
FROM: Maureen mgroer@utk.edu 08/09/02 9:51 PM CentralMy 3 hydrangeas bloomed beautifully last year. I pruned them in the fall and in the spring new leaves were abundant...the plants are large..but they have no blooms at all! What am I doing wrong?
FROM: Kathy and tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 08/07/02 6:32 PM CentralTo the gardeners who can't get blooms on their hydrangeas. What type are they, how long have they been in your garden, how did you prune them and WHEN ?. These are the most important factors. ( P.S. please excuse the spelling in our last message,bad typing.)
FROM: Renee Buck moverstek@aol.com 08/07/02 6:06 PM CentralWant to know the same as lady down below. I have several very bushy green happy hydrangeas but they will not bloom. How do I get them to show some color. They get morning sun....I have fertilized them...have pine straw around them..but no blooms... HELP In North carolina area
FROM: Marcy UK 08/07/02 2:41 PM CentralThanks - a really useful site for a total novice
FROM: Kathy and Tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 08/06/02 7:41 AM Centralto the gardner with the con shaped white flowers. It souunds like you have one of the Paniculata varieties. Could be a Pee Gee, or Tardiva, Unique, Pink Diamond. These are the most common of the paniculatas. This plant has woody stems and a panicle shaped flower, blooms white in mid to late summer turning slightly pink in fall. If yours is drooping down due to a heavy flower it is most likely a Pee Gee(paniculata grandiflora) These are the hardiest of all hydrangeas. To determine what individual paniculata you have look at the pictures under www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com under pee gees, There are numerous other descriptions or catalogues on the internet most of whose addresses are shown in Petes' pages.
FROM: Pamela Barney pjhb59@wi.rr.com 08/05/02 9:53 PM CentralWe have a newly landscaped lot and have pink hydrangeas now planted on north side of our home. I am new to growing this plant and would like tips on proper fertilization and winter mulching. We are in zone 4. What kind of mulch for winter is best? Also any growing tips for our climate would be appreciated.
FROM: Ellen mdecarr@aol.com 08/05/02 9:47 PM CentralCan you tell me what kind of Hydrangea I have? Healthy green foliage but blooms are white cone shaped, instead of round balls. Blooms are large heavy and weigh down the stalk. Can I get the blooms pink or blue by changing the acidity as with other types of Hydrangeas?
FROM: Billie Martina6@frontiernet.net 08/04/02 8:54 PM CentralI just picked beautiful hydrangas from bushes. I need help really quick to learn how to dry them to use for a wedding.
FROM: Barbara Riggs daveyforus2@attbi.com 08/03/02 11:37 AM CentralI just bought my first hydrangea bush. don't know what color it will be, buds were gone when i bought it. how can i ensure that i will be likely to get white blooms next year. will it bloom the first year? it's about a foot and a half high, nice and bushy.
FROM: yvonne yvonnemonique@hotmail.com 08/03/02 9:03 AM Centrallace cap hydranga-how do I care for it, how big will it get? It's a mauve pink in color, and about a foot high in it's container.I bought it at a local farmers market. I live in zone 5, and plan on planting it in a shady spot that gets a few hours of morning sun.
FROM: yvonne yvonnemonique@hotmail.com 08/03/02 9:00 AM CentralLace cap hydranga-how big will it get? How do i take care of it? It's a pale mauve pink in color, and about a foot high in it's container.
FROM: Kathy and Tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 08/02/02 9:10 PM CentralThe green hydrangea is a paniculata variety called limelight. It looks like a Pee Gee except I think it might be stronger. Most growers are just beggining to grow them It will be a big plant and will have woody branches that will prune well for fuller shape. We are growing over 30 from liners this year and their growth is prolific, especially their root growth. It is a lime color. A friend of ours saw a lot of these in the Chicago area last year (north shore)
FROM: Jens greenhouseman@hotmail.com 08/02/02 6:33 PM CentralHow many cuttings can be taken from a well established bush? It is Lace Cap zone 8 Wash state
FROM: naim sknaim@aol.com 08/02/02 11:44 AM Centralplease inform me where I can buy a niko blue Hydrangea Plant with flowers on it this year. Thanks
FROM: Alyce Jordan alyce_jordan@hotmail.com 08/01/02 4:13 PM CentralHello Hydrangea Lovers, Wanted to share another hydrangea forum. If you haven't tried gardenweb.com you should give it a try. There are an enormous number of forums hydrangea forum being very helpful there is also a forum on just drying flowers. Give it a try. Happyy Gaardening,Alyce
FROM: Nancy Harsh curtnan@iceweb.net 08/01/02 12:37 PM CentralMy Hydrangea plant is about two years old but has never bloomed. What should I do to get it to bloom? Any suggestions.
FROM: Nancy Harsh curtnan@iceweb.net 08/01/02 12:36 PM CentralMy Hydrangea plant is about two years old but has never bloomed. What should I do to get it to bloom? Any suggestions
FROM: Shannon scox@exop.net 08/01/02 11:31 AM CentralOne of my hydrangeas is turning yellow and looking unhappy in general. I don't know much about them. I think it may have some kind of disease. Please help. Thanks, Shannon
FROM: Sheilah Altomare sheilahaltomare@hotmail.com 08/01/02 11:09 AM CentralI am looking for a green flowering hydrangea.
FROM: Darlene darjohnmtn@skybest.com 07/31/02 8:02 PM CentralWould like to plant a hydrangia BUT I need information...as to varieties, sizes, where to plant and anything else that might be helpful. When do they blossem? We're in the mountains of North Carolina.
FROM: Janice janice.gaskell@ukonline.co.uk 07/31/02 3:18 PM CentralOn holiday recently in Cape Cod, I saw lots of pale blue and pale pink hydrangeas.Can anyone tell me the names of these varieties - please.
FROM: Patty brown_eyed_lady63@yahoo.com 07/31/02 8:40 AM Centralcan anyone please tell me how to prune hydraneas?
FROM: Kathy a d Tom Shaw clement@accessus.net 07/31/02 6:51 AM CentralTo the gardener in Minneapolis with the Annabelles. Here in the St, Louis Area the Annabelle is our most reliable Hydrangea and most of the proffessionals are using them very extensively as well as the Oakleaf . In mos of their gardens the apparantly cut back to within 10 inches of the ground to obtain the maximum size flower and just let them flop. We have about six or seven annabelles and this year we tried not to cut back so far and left about 15 to 18 inches and they appeared a little stronger until some really bad storms nd winds. We have in the past staked them and used the green degradible string with fair results. One friend has a narroe bed betweem two short brick pillars and fronted with a short cast iron black fence with his annabelles behind the fence. His plants hold up long after they turn green. I will try to put a picture in the scanner and put it in Petes gallery, I'm sure there will be a load of suggestions coming in.
FROM: 07/30/02 8:57 PM CentralI live in Raleigh NC and we have 4 beautiful blue hydrangeas that are more than 10 years old. Despite wonderful color early in the summer the plants have faded to a pale blue grey. We have been under a drought and my assumption is that a lack of water has caused this. I wonder whether anyone else has experienced this and if there is a way to get the color back. Thanks. Carol
FROM: Sharon sharonroddy@yahoo.com 07/29/02 9:05 PM CentralTo make hydrangea blooms blue, use aluminum sulfate. Use one level tablespoon per each foot of plant height and scatter the aluminum sulfate around the base of the plant and water thoroughly. Start in January or February and apply the aluminum sulfate at 4 to 6 week intervals until the flowers have formed. I live where the soil is very alkaline and the aluminum sulfate works great.
FROM: Linda dutchpenny@ntlworld.com 07/29/02 6:12 AM Centralwhat needs to be added to the soil to make a blue hydrangea? when and how to add?
FROM: marg fuchs mafuchs@earthlink.net 07/28/02 8:54 PM CentralHello. I live in Minneapolis Minnesota. I have 3 Annabelle Hydrangea in my front yard. They receive about 3-4 hours of sun daily. They have grown to about 4 feet tall with profuse blooms. However, the stalks have all wilted and they now lay flat on the ground. The plants are about 3 years old. It appears than the stalks in the center are woody, but have not produced any greenery or flowers. The wilted stalks are growing on the outer perimiter of the plant. I'd appreciate any advice you can share on how to strengthen my plants. Thanks much. M. Fuchs
FROM: mary ellen mwarner174@aol.com 07/28/02 4:41 PM Centrali have niiko blue hydrangeas that are apparently healthy, and growing like crazy-but not blooming. why? i'm in southwestern ct, zone 6. it seems everyone else's are blooming-and mine have bloomed once before, but weren't too bountiful to say the least. any tips? thanks.
FROM: Detta Stout flowerpetal68@yahoo.com 07/28/02 3:29 PM CentralHow do I take care of the rust spots on my Hydrangea's leaves? I just planted them this year and they have bloomed beautifly and all but I don't understand the rst spots. I live in Zone 7.
FROM: Karen stratman9@comcast.net 07/28/02 11:57 AM CentralMy hydrangeas are still blooming. They are in sunlight most of the day. Many of the blooms are skipping the blue/purple stage and going straight to green. They've never done this before. What could be causint this?
FROM: Jens greenhouseman@hotmail.com 07/27/02 9:39 PM CentralHow many cuttings would be recomended to take from 1 bush?
FROM: Joanne JHubbardAL@aol.com 07/27/02 11:45 AM CentralFor those that have dried the blooms successfully by hanging them upside down, do you put the stems in water before hanging them or cut and hang in a dark room? I have more blooms to experiment with. I cut 100+ blooms and put them in about 2" of warm water in a dark room. I had enough nice blooms to cover a large wreath but so many of them just shrunk to an ugly look and can't be used for anything. I am grateful for the ones that came out looking beautiful. I want to try a different method with the last blooms and see if I can be more successful.
FROM: robyn cross dcross54@comcast.net 07/27/02 11:15 AM CentralHow do you dry hydrangea blooms?
FROM: jill 07/26/02 11:09 PM Centralhi. i recently went to the bellagio in las vegas and they had these cute small blue hydrangea plants growing in their gardens. All the hydrangeas i see around here are huge bushes. how do i get small ones like the ones at bellagio? are they they same kind of hydrangeas, just smaller plants? or are they dwarfs? also, i know that around easter time, they sell these little blue potted ones...can i just put these in larger pot? or will these grow into those huge bushes also. i thought these would be great for my wedding in a couple years. thanks
FROM: Albert Savoy asavoy@optonline.net 07/26/02 6:50 PM CentralI have a large beautiful hydrangea, which I believe is macrophylla or serrata. Every year it gets flowers which start whitish, turn pink and finally violet. However, the flowers soon begin to shrivel and turn crisp brown. This happens all over the plant. I spray with various insecticides, and this sometimes seems to delay the problem. Sometimes, even before the flowers bloom, the ends of the branches weaken and die. This happens to my yews also, but I have recognized the fletcher scale insect and can control for that. I can't seem to find, or recognize a similar insect on the hydrangeas. If this is an insect, what kind is it? What is the best control and timing for application?
FROM: Ann Dreger amdregs@hotmail.com 07/26/02 8:30 AM CentralHow do you dry hydrangeas?
FROM: susan burns Burnz@attbi.com 07/26/02 6:13 AM CentralI want to know how to dry hydrangeas. If the flowers are cut does it promote new flower growth?
FROM: Glenda gkh@freese.com 07/25/02 4:12 PM CentralI have purple-ish black spots on the leaves of my hydrangea's that are planted outside. I don't know how to treat them. These plants are several years old I do not want to let them die.
FROM: Pete Smith cpsmith@conweb.com 07/25/02 11:00 AM CentralTerry
Thanks for the info on the Southern Living article.
Miracle Acid changed the name to Miracle Grow for Azeleas. I guess they thought too many of us 60's types were trying to smoke it :")
Edna
The brown around the edges is the begining of the color change or just too much sun. I don't concern myself with the changes as long as there is no evidence of bugs eating the plant or fungus. If the leaves are drooping, all water.
Sherrie
On the links page are three links to information on drying.
Elsie
I responded to you earlier message off the board on growing on the window sill.
Curt
H. like acid soil and at least partial sun. Try a cup of aluminum sulfate around the base late in the winter. At least two or three treatments, work into the soil, and water slowly but completely. Also use Miracle Grow for Azeleas - it's for acid loving plants like H.
Carol
Check your soil to make sure it is acidic - if not see answer above. Try the Miracle Grow for Azeleas - follow instructions. I also use coffee grounds during the season to add to the acidity. Also, check the pruning page to understand that blooms grow on last years stems.
Renee
I suspect that you do not have enough sun. Make sure that the bloom booster is for acid loving plants - I have not used any of it so I can't comment if it works on H. You probably can't do anything for this year's season.
Dardin
See Edna's answer above.
Tim
I don't know about viburnum.
Marita
Thin the branches out a little and take off a couple of the mopheads. See the pruing page before cutting.
Joanne
Thanks for your comments on drying.
Marguriete
I don't know about the climbers. I have one in its second year and only a couple of feet tall and no blooms. Anyone that can help here, please jump in.
Ten
See the pruning page. I suspect that you got a late freeze after the buds started to form on the old wood. That has happened to a lot of people this year. A lot of mulch at the base of the plant after the buds start forming and covering the plant if the temps get mid 20's or below is said to help. I have not done that.
Catherine
PG's bloom later in the year than the typical mopheads. I believe you have to trim the plant to force a tree like look instead of a bush look. I have been told you can prune PG's heavily, but I don't have personal experience with this.
Ann-Marie
Yes on typical Nikko Blue mopheads and many other varieties. Acid=Blue, Alkaline=pink. Don't overtreat with alkaline as that can hurt the plant.
Flower Power
My guess like the above is a late freeze. Also try thinning out some of the old wood stems during the early winter after the leaves have dropped. Maybe 1/4 to 1/3 of the old wood to force larger blooms - but a lesser number of blooms.
Lin
See previous comments on color change. It depends on the variety you have whether they can change color.
Mary Lou
See drying comments previous.
Nancy
H. look like they have died completely during the winter. Don't know about Forever Pink. Don't prune it and see previous comments on late freezes.
Dee
I don't know what cultivar you have.
To All.
I think that catches me up on the Message Board questions. To repeat, I am an amateur and would appreciate others helping with the answers at any time.
Right now, most of my mopheads have a dirty linen look mixed in with some late purple colors. Most of the leaves are very healthy and the branches are continuing to grow. Some of the leaves on the potted plants are starting to get brown around the edges as are some of the leaves on the plants that get the most sun. We have had 90's and mostly dry in north central Alabama for most of July. The inches of rain is good, but most of it came in a couple of hard rainstorms rather that frequent showers that help growth much better.
One on my PG's is a pot has a panicula bloom. I will cut the end and try to root that in a month or so. The shorter stem on the remaining plant should help it to grow more stems from the base - at least that is my plan until Mother Nature intervenes.
It's been a good year for my H. I hope everyone else is enjoying this wonderful plant.
Pete Smith
FROM: Terry Newman tlnewman@hotmail.com 07/25/02 10:09 AM CentralThere is an excellent article on propagating hydrangeas in the June 2001 issue of Southern Living magazine. To propagate the cuttings, do it in mid-summer and dip the cuttings in a rooting hormone. Plant directly in the ground in a shady spot and keep the ground muddy for a while. I have had about 90% success rate using this method. Question: Who makes miracle acid and is it like miracle gro for acid loving plants? Terry
FROM: EDNA WEEKS epweeeks1@alltel.net 07/25/02 6:25 AM CentralWHAT CAUSES HYDRANEAS LEAVES TURN BROWN AROUND EDGES.THEY START OUR BEAUTIFUL AND BLOOM. LATER THE LEAVES TURN BROWN.
FROM: Sherrie Barker tsbarker@glacierview.net 07/24/02 9:30 AM CentralI have 3 beautiful hydrangea bushes all different colors and want to know the best way to dry them.
FROM: Elc Elsie1154@aol.com 07/23/02 10:10 PM CentralHello! I was just given a blue mop head hydrangea. I live in NYC. It is summer right now around 85-90 degrees. My question is can I grow my hydrangea on my window sill? I can repot it to a pot that is about 12 inches. will it survive and bloom again? some of the flowers have wilted. Thanks for your help.
FROM: Curt Hayes chayes3374@aol.com 07/22/02 4:48 PM CentralMy Hydrangea bloomed the first year, skipped the second bloomed profusely the third but hasn't put on a blossom the last four years. Nearly full shade, alkaline soil, it's under an Arbor Vitae tree,it's watered regulary. It did have some obvious chlorosis but Fe stopped that. I fertilize with Miracle-Grow and some times 10-20-10 dry fertilizer. I live in Oklahoma City (center of State). Sorry I can't recall the cultivar.What's going on?
FROM: Carol carol_nathan@hotmail.com 07/22/02 2:06 AM CentralMy hydrangeas were here when I moved into our house last summer. (I live in S.E. Mass. I think it is zone 6) They were about 2 feet high last summer, and about 2.5 high this summer. My problem - NO BLOOMS. I have not fertilized them. They get morning sun. I have not watered them either - they look ok - i.e. not droopy. What's going on? What do I need to be doing to get blooms??
FROM: Renee whitecolumnsga@msn.com 07/21/02 6:34 PM CentralHi, I live in central Ga. The plants were planted last year. They bloomed great the first time then after they died back the blooms came on again but are not turning blue. They were fertilized and i have been putting bloom booster on them. They are in the shaded and get a little afternoon sun. How can I get some color in the blooms. The blooms are staying green.
FROM: Dardin Dardin@charter.net 07/21/02 3:43 PM CentralI live in the southwest (just north of El Paso Texas) and I gave my hydrangas miracle grow fertilizer. The leaves are turning brown now. What should I do?
FROM: tim timothy_m_r@yahoo.com 07/21/02 11:10 AM CentralIhave a viburnum snowball tree (40 years old, 12 feet), that I would like to propagate a new plant from. I've tried cuttings and rooting hormone but no luck. Dispite the giant flowers it doesn't seem to make seeds. Does anyone know the procedure to reproduce them? Thank you in advance.
FROM: Rachel Babitz 07/21/02 0:05 AM CentralWhat a wonderful Link I am enjoying it very much. I am very new to Hydrangeas, I just bought one young plant called "Lemon Wave" I live in zone 9 and hope this little plant does well for me. I just want to say Thank you for sharing this wonderful page with me. I will be referring to it many more times. Thanks again. Rachel Babitz
FROM: Rachel Babitz rachel@n-jcenter.com 07/21/02 0:04 AM CentralWhat a wonderful Link I am enjoying it very much. I am very new to Hydrangeas, I just bought one young plant called "Lemon Wave" I live in zone 9 and hope this little plant does well for me. I just want to say Thank you for sharing this wonderful page with me. I will be referring to it many more times. Thanks again. Rachel Babitz
FROM: Rachel Babitz rachel@n-jcenter.com 07/21/02 0:01 AM CentralWhat a wonderful Link I am enjoying it very much. I am very new to Hydrangeas, I just bought one young plant called "Lemon Wave" I just want to say Thank you for sharing this wonderful page with me. I will be referring to it many more times. Thanks again. Rachel Babitz
FROM: Marita Bellias jaymarmax@aol.com 07/20/02 3:45 PM CentralI am not able to lookup the answers in the archives so this question may be a repeat. I am ver
