RE: Hydrangeas (was Wisteria question)

Well then they must be a better match for our climate.  Mine would be wilted
daily by the time I got home from work...I felt I was living with Pam in
TX...and No, I didn't have them in the sun but felt the brick wall might
have been to close, hence my decision to move it this spring.

It did spring back after a cool drink of water, but then the process started
all over again the next day... sigh.

Donna

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> Well, maybe I'll buy one.
> 
> They never wilted  last year, our crew stays on top of watering needs.
> And
> they were planted in a very good spot.
> 
> Kitty
> neIN, Zone 5
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:31 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hydrangeas (was Wisteria question)
> 
> 
> > How are you going to see them if they are being sold?
> >
> > Did they wilt last year?
> >
> > Donna
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> >> Behalf Of Kitty
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 5:05 PM
> >> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hydrangeas (was Wisteria question)
> >>
> >> We got some small Sadies in last year and planted them in a nursery
> bed.
> >> The blooms were really nice.   They'll be ready to be dug next month
> and
> >> offered for sale.  looking forward to seeing them perform.
> >>
> >> Kitty
> >> neIN, Zone 5
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Christopher P. Lindsey" <lindsey@mallorn.com>
> >> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> >> Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 3:46 PM
> >> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hydrangeas (was Wisteria question)
> >>
> >>
> >> >> I have endless summer and am not impressed. Last
> >> >> summer it kept wilting by the time I got home. Going
> >> >> to move it away from the brick wall this spring in the
> >> >> hopes it will do better. I can't imagine how it would
> >> >> take the heat in California...as it was suffering in
> >> >> Illinois.
> >> >
> >> > Maybe you should try 'Sadie Ray' -- it was found at a farmhouse
> >> > in Indiana where it grew for 50 years.  With that kind of track
> >> > record in the Midwest it might perform better for you.
> >> >
> >> > Here's the description from my catalog:
> >> >
> >> >   Summer doesn't have to end just because you don't have a hydrangea
> >> >   by that name.
> >> >
> >> >   In fact, it's my belief that these so-called 'neverending summer'
> >> >   hydrangeas are just an effort by a certain nursery to sucker
> >> >   customers. The formula is simple: patent and trademark your plant
> >> >   so that nobody else can propagate it or use that name, market the
> >> > heck
> >> >   out of it, and then charge whatever you want. (See my essay earlier
> >> > in
> >> >   the catalog about this issue).  But there are alternatives out
> there,
> >> >   and Sadie Ray is one of the better ones.
> >> >
> >> >   Discovered by Tim Eizinger of Rochester, Indiana on a plant that
> >> >   has bloomed every year for 50 years on new wood, this adorable
> >> >   mophead-style Hydrangea will still bloom in northern gardens even
> >> >   after being killed back to the ground by excessive cold.
> >> >
> >> >   The flowers will appear pink or blue in alkaline or acidic soil
> >> >   (respectively), so be sure to check the pH where you plant it if
> you
> >> >   want a specific color.
> >> >
> >> > Thanks to Kitty for turning me on to this plant. :)
> >> >
> >> > Chris
> >> >
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