Re: Oak leaf hydrangea was:price and quality
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- Subject: Re: Oak leaf hydrangea was:price and quality
- From: D* L*
- Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1999 09:22:28 -0500 (EST)
I have this growing in zone 5. It has been in from about 3 years and has
bloomed every year.
Denise Leonard
Tanstaafl Farm
Greenfield, MA
dal@shaysnet.com
On Fri, 22 Jan 1999, Marge Talt wrote:
> Yes, Pottsey, it is - one of my all time favorite shrubs for shade. But,
> in your zone it is quite likely that it won't bloom regularly since it sets
> buds on old wood which can be killed by extreme cold in
> winter...howsomever, it is well worth growing for the foliage alone. If
> you can give it a bit of a warmer, more sheltered microclimate to sort of
> boost it towards z.6, it will be more likely to bloom every year.
> Marvelous plants IMnotsoH opinion.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
> Editor: Gardening in Shade
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> Nursery
> http://suite101.com/welcome.cfm/222
>
> ----------
> > From: venies.place <venies.place@cwix.com>
> > Date: Wednesday, January 20, 1999 7:02 PM
> >
> > Speaking of oak leaf hydrangea, is that the one that has flowering spikes
> > instead of the pom-poms?
> >
> > Pottsey
> > zone5
>
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