Re: Hydrangeas (was Wisteria question)

Our Sadie Rays are small, not near as large as your shrub most like is. They are cuttings grown by a supplier which we planted. they've grown some, but I'd guess less than a foot tall. they wouldn't have as much leaf coverage promoting transpiration. They probably got watered twice a week. they're growing in a sort of half sun location, underthe outer edge of a tree canopy and facing west.
Kitty
neIN, Zone 5
----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna" <gossiper@sbcglobal.net>
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Subject: RE: [CHAT] 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>
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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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