variegated Hydrangea macrophylla

Hi Chris,
 What zone are you in? Do you normally get flowers on your variegated
Hydrangea macrophylla ?!?  Do you protect it at all?

 I ask this because I'm in zone 8. A few other net friends and I have been
having a running debate on their flower hardiness for the past 3 years. 
 Of all of us, I'm in the warmest zone. I had 2 blooms last year. That was
the *first* year out of 3. They came up from the base of a 3 foot plant.
Wonderful!! I want MORE!!
 2 of us in zones 5 and 6 grow them in large pots and overwinter them on
cool porches and get blooms. 2 of us in zones 7 and 8 grow them in the
ground as shrubs and hope and wait patiently...
 This year I decided to surround them with sandfence (snowfence for people
who get snow) and fill it with leaves. I WANT BLOOMS dammit!!!
 While I would grow these plants just for the wonderful foliage, the
"teasing" is getting old! <VBG>
 Will let you know how it goes.

Matt
>------------------------------
>
>Unfortunately, the snow 'crispified' the leaves on my emerging roses,
>the Palibin Meyer lilac, and my variegated Hydrangea macrophylla.  I
>was so excited about the latter -- in early February it was sending
>up shoots from the old growth, but they've since fallen off.  No 
>blooms this year, I guess.  :(
>
>Chris
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Matt Trahan  <matttrahan@ecsu.campus.mci.net>
USDA zone 8, Sunset zone 31, AHS heat zone 7, northeastern N.C.

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