Re: hydrangeas
- Subject: Re: hydrangeas
- From: D* D*
- Date: Fri, 07 Jun 2002 22:03:02 -0500
Isabelle
oakleaf hydrangeas are one of the most beautiful of the hydrangeas family (in my
oponion) I remember the first time I saw one in bloom. I almost caused a pile-
up on the street I was traveling, because I came to complete stop in the middle
of the street.
I began right away trying to find ONE. I live in NE Mississippi. my local
nursery owner told me I could get as many as I wanted in the forrest in my area.
needless to say I have about 20 of them
I did not tell you this to be mean. I just realized how lucky I am to be able to
go out in the woods and dig up as many as I desire. every Feburary I replace
any that was lost for whatever reason the previous year.
mine have been in bloom for about 3 weeks now and I have enjoyed them so much,
wish I could pack up a box full for you, but they probable wouldn's live. I'll
bet you can grow hollyhocks and delphiniums, but I can't too hot and humid
here.
Donna in NE Mississippi zone 7
aol.com wrote:
> In a message dated 6/7/02 9:12:22 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> bhayes@catskill.net writes:
>
> << About 4 years ago I mentioned on this list that I was looking for oak
> leaf hydrangea, and another member was so kind as to send me plants by
> mail; he was in the State of Georgia; when I received them, there were
> about 4 of them, but only one has lived;
>
> it hasn't yet flowered, but it has survived zone 5 winters. >>
>
> Isabelle,
>
> I have never had one survive let alone flower. Yet, about twenty miles from
> me along the river they do grow well and bloom.
>
> I do not know if this is true but I have been told by local gardeners that
> this is one of those woody plants that need to be parented by plants from our
> zone. Cercis canadenis and all dogwoods (Cornus) are others. How to know
> whether you have purchased a southern plant seems impossible.
>
> Hydrangeas root very easily and cuttings strike nearly 100% so if you found a
> healthy one near you, you could beg a few cuttings and try that.
>
> Claire Peplowski
> NYS z4 rain, rain and more rain
>
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