Re: Hydrangea Madness

that one was new to me too.  Love it!
Kitty
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lynda Young" <lyoung@grindertaber.com>
To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
Sent: Monday, May 23, 2005 6:40 AM
Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hydrangea Madness


> 'Hortisexual' - that's great.  I'm going to appropriate that one.
> 
> Lynda
> Zone 7 - West TN
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-gardenchat@hort.net [o*@hort.net] On
> Behalf Of Daryl
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 8:40 PM
> To: gardenchat@hort.net
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] Hydrangea Madness
> 
> 
> Well, "Plant Ho" is a new one to me.  Plantaholic, Hortnut, Hortnerd,
> Plant Pig, Hortisexual - those are all terms that I know.  I even have a
> picture of me in one of Dan Heim's "Hortiholic" displays.  Guess I
> should have brought it along as a reminder.
> 
> Here's the list, as best I can transcribe it. It includes 2 "relatives".
> (And I forgot to include Schizophragma and H. a. petiolaris in my
> original list). Darn. Forgot 'Limelight' in my original 9 cultivars,
> too. )
> 
> Decumaria barbara 'Barbara Ann'
> Dichroa febrifuga (evergreen Hydrangea)
> Hydrangea macrophylla ? (unknown lacecap)
> H. mac. 'Ami Pasquier'
> H. mac. 'Ayesha' (thought I had this one, but I think the voles got it
> some years ago) H. mac 'Decatur Blue' H. mac.. 'Frillibet' H. mac. 'Fuji
> Waterfall' H. mac 'General Vicomtesse De Vibraye' H. mac 'Hornli' H.
> mac. 'Izu-no-Hana' H. mac. 'Lanarth White' (had this once- gave it away
> to a needy friend) H. mac 'Masja' H. mac. 'Mme. Emile Mouillere' H. mac.
> 'Nightingale' H. mac. 'Oak Hill' H. mac. 'Penny Mac' H. mac.
> 'Rotdrossel' H. mac 'Veitchii' H. mac 'Westfalen' H. paniculata
> 'Chantilly Lace' H. pan 'Pink Diamond (lost it, 2nd try) H. serrata
> 'Midoriboshi-Temari and 'Lady in Red', which I've been watching for
> several years. lost a sample to the voles, am trying again. There were a
> bunch of serratas that I wanted, but were sold out. Phoo!
> 
> Funny thing is, I thought I was over all of this foolishness. I've been
> through many plant obsessions. African Violets, Salvias, Daylilies,
> Iris... I've ripped out hundreds of perennials and given them away for
> the MG plant sale. I've tried to restrain my Hosta obsession, and only
> have about 50 cultivars of them. I've gone to several plant conferences
> in the last few years and only brought home one plant, sometimes none..
> Sigh. Here we go again. ;-)
> 
> d
> 
> _
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "A A HODGES" <hodgesaa@earthlink.net>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Sunday, May 22, 2005 12:45 PM
> Subject: RE: [CHAT] Hydrangea Madness
> 
> 
> > Daryl, you are what is known as a Plant Ho. I suffer from the same
> illness,
> > and have finally discovered there's no shame in it. It's just a 
> > fact............
> >
> > I am starting to become a Hydrangea freak as well. My Purple Tiers 
> > from Wayside also went to the great compost bin in the sky last year. 
> > I was
> very
> > upset. And then this year of course my prized Buttons and Bows got 
> > weedeated. BUT, due to that little incident it's coming back and now I
> have
> > four more from cuttings I made.
> >
> > Which ones did you get? Curious to know.
> > A
> >
> > Andrea H
> > Beaufort, SC
> >
> >
> > > [Original Message]
> > > From: Daryl <pulis@mindspring.com>
> > > To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> > > Date: 5/22/2005 12:09:02 PM
> > > Subject: [CHAT] Hydrangea Madness
> > >
> > > There's a real danger in attending a Hydrangea Conference. Not only 
> > > do
> the
> > > speakers (Dan Hinkley, Mike Dirr, Tara Dillard, Penny McHenry, Ted 
> > > Stephens,and many more) entice you with luscious photos, but they 
> > > have Hydrangeas for sale dirt cheap.
> > >
> > > Mind you, I have no need for more Hydrangeas, really. I already have
> 
> > > 9
> of
> > > them, and need to keep room for one that will be introduced in two 
> > > years that I absolutely will have to have. And I need a replacement 
> > > for
> "Purple
> > > Tiers" which went to that great compost pile in the sky while I was 
> > > in Salzburg last year. (Darn it, they were sold out of that one when
> 
> > > I got
> to
> > > the sales table!)
> > >
> > > Why then, did 25 new Hydranges just jump into my car and come home 
> > > with
> > me?
> > >
> > > d
> > >
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