Re: AG - hydrangeas

Not to take anything away from Gene, but there's also an article on
Hydrangeas by Richard Bir, a writer who knows his stuff.
He writes, "....25 to 50 hydrangea species  are recognized, but only 5 are
commonly seen in American landscapes."  He names those 5 as:
macrophylla (big leaf), petiolaris (climbing), quercifolia (oakleaf),
paniculata (panicled), arborescens (smooth)

But he makes no mention at all of H. serrata (Tea of Heaven Hydrangeas)
which are quite popular.  I realize some old references classify serrata as
a subspecies of macrophylla, but he doesn't mention them under the macs.  It
just seemed odd that serrata didn't deserve even the briefest mention. A few
serratas you may have hear of are Bluebird, Beni-gaku, and Preziosa.

Kitty

----- Original Message -----
From: "Donna " <justme@prairieinet.net>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 7:28 PM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] American Gardener


> My regular mailperson must be on vacation... got a lot of stuff this
> week.
>
> The article is on --cool blue gentians--
>
> Donna
>
>
> > You got it ahead of me!
> > Cathy
> > On Tuesday, July 22, 2003, at 06:37 PM, Donna wrote:
> >
> > > Not sure how many of us there are left on this list since the AHS
> > > times... nor how many are still AHS members.
> > >
> > > But, I did get my American Gardener today and would like to
> > > congratulate
> > > our Gene on the nice article! Way to go Gene!
> > >
> > > Donna
> > > Who has been a tad busy lately and usually gets her magazine late...
> so
> > > this may have already been discussed.
> > >
> > >
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