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Re: Hydrangea seeds

Gail mentioned growing Hydrangea quercifolia seeds.  A couple of years ago
I decided I had perhaps hybridized enough rhododendrons and decided to try
hydrangeas.  Well - I used my reading glasses plus a x15 pocket enlarger,
and even so,it was not something I was successful at.  No wonder most of us
amateurs choose giant flowers with enormous stamens.  I would be interested
in growing open pollinated hydrangea seeds, though.  Even the ball-headed
hortensias seemed to have some fertile flowers mixed in with the sterile
ones.  Do they set seeds in all climates, when should I look for them, and
what do they look like?  I usually leave the flower heads on all winter,
but I have never noticed seeds, even on lace-caps or species Hydrangeas.
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