Re: Endless Summer hydrangea

**"* P* <k*@gmail.com>**

Cream with a hint of green doesn't sound like my 'Endless Summer' hydrangea.
I bought mine bareroot from Fedco, and thought, since we have blueberries
growing wild in our field, that it would be blue for me. It's actually a
sit-on-the-fence color, not quite blue and not quite pink. I grow it on the
north side of my house in loamy clay. My winter's are zone 5 but my growing
season is more like that of a Zone 4. The hydrangea made it through one
winter so far. No old growth survived, and the new growth got killed back at
least once, maybe twice, by frost. Consequently it is 18" at this point and
has no flower buds yet.

On 7/3/07, Gene Bush <genebush@otherside.com> wrote:
>
>     I ordered Endless Summer hydrangea for my nursery inventory and held
> back 3 of them for my garden. I used what I thought would be a good trial
> on
> actual garden use here in Southern Indiana. One was transplanted to hot,
> western exposure in poor soil and tree root competition. I have not
> watered
> after the first year of seeing that it settled in and established a root
> system. Which I do with all transplants. The second two were placed in
> high
> open shade with protection from the late afternoon sun. Decent soil. All
> are
> doing great, about 3 1/2 feet in height. They have bloomed from the first
> year on and bloom heavily. Since they bloom on both the old and new wood,
> deer browsing only makes for smaller blooms. Blooming will begin shortly
> and
> continue into November. Expect creamy white that edges into a hint of
> green,
> going back to cream before bloom season ends. I think cooler temps while
> blooming tends to produce more lime color. All of my customers have raved
> about their shrubs and the performance.
>     One location ... the hot and dry one has companions of 'Fireworks'
> goldenrod and Aster tataricus 'Jindai'
>
> Gene E. Bush
> Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> www.munchkinnursery.com
> genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
>
>
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