Re: hydrangea question


Dunno what kind you've got, John, but expect they are bent over with the
weight of the blooms.  My 'Annabelle' does this regularly as do some of the
others with large blossoms; stems are so succulent, they just can't support
that flowery weight.


Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
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> From: jgadney <jgadney@EMAIL.MSN.COM>
> Date: Sunday, August 22, 1999 7:34 PM
>
> We've had plenty of rain, and two of my five hydrangeas still bent over.
One
> is in shade much of the day, and I believe this is the reason, along with
> heavy rains; the blooms also have been large and many of them. The other
is
> in partial shade, and leans toward the sunlight. It also has had enormous
> blossoms, more than usual. The others are behaving as expected.
>
> John Adney
> Marion, Iowa (zones 4-5)



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