Re: Hydrangeas

In a message dated 1/8/00 6:53:26 AM Central Standard Time,
stedman@INTERPORT.NET writes:

<< does anyone have experience with Hydrangea 'All Summer
 Beauty'? One of the most annoying things I've learned in recent years is
 that the flower buds on my hydrangea macrophyllas get blasted off in the
 early spring unless I wrap them in burlap. H. arborescens is no problem
 because it blooms on new wood, and for that I'm grateful, but I'm always
 looking for color. Supposedly 'All Summer Beauty' blooms on new wood (I
 think, in addition to old wood), and I was wondering if this is really true.
 Thanks,
 Nancy S. (zone 6B, NYC) >>

Hi Nancy,

Up here in zone 4a in MN, I have had one for 2 summers now so it's not very
big),and last summer I was amazed at the color of the big flower heads every
time I walked by it.  They had both pink and blue on each one.  Sooooo
beautiful!   But a friend from Georgia that was staying here was not at all
inpressed since he was comparing them to the big, gorgeous ones down south.

Also, these were all on new wood, because I had pruned it back to about 5
inches from the ground in the spring, since it had died back that far over
the winter.  But we have not had a very hard winter since I got it.  I hope
they are as beautiful this summer as last.

Cindy Johnson
White Bear Lake, MN
zone 4a
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