Re: Hydranga
Marge Talt wrote:
>
> Jenny, I'm not Marilyn, but I don't think this is your problem. I've got
> lace caps in a fair amount of sun (for my garden) in a hotter zone than
> yours and they form full flowers. Having said that, sorry I have no words
> of wisdom on what *could* be causing your incomplete blooms. What you're
> seeing is actually the fertile flower. The part you're missing are the
> showy, sterile outer flower ring.
>
> Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
> mtalt@clark.net
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> > From: Peter & Jennifer Overholt <jpover@execpc.com>
> > Date: Tuesday, July 21, 1998 4:24 PM
> >
> > MArilyn would this also explain why my hydrana form buds that open &
> > "flatten" but never develop flowers? They develop what looks almost like
> a
> > Queen Annes lace head covered with little tiny balls. Some of the heads
> get
> > one or two flowers, but that is about it! I have been watering it more
> > frequentkly this year, but perhaps it gets too much sun?
> >
> > Jenny
> > SE WI zone 5
> >
>
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Marge....the answer is too simple. In fact, it's so simple, you looked
right past it.
She is growing lace-cap type hydrangas rather than the mop heads.
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