Re: hydrangeas and zones
- To: s*@MAELSTROM.STJOHNS.EDU
- Subject: Re: [SG] hydrangeas and zones
- From: G* O*
- Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2000 07:12:11 -0400
That's a good point, Bobbi. Hydrangeas are not all the same and require
different pruning for different types, I would guess. My Mariseii variegata
blooms on new growth from buds produced the previous year, so if I pruned
off old growth I would definitely lose bloom.
But I also have 'Greyswood' blooming (only one bloom) and it appears to be
blooming on a new shoot originating at the base.
Would any of our Hydrangea experts out there care to discuss the various
"types" of hydrangea and how they should be pruned?
Gerry
P.S. Neighbor across the street also has an old mophead with different
colors on the same bush. I agree, it is really a wow and I have no idea how
that happens..
At 07:36 AM 7/6/00 -0500, you wrote:
>Kay and others, I think I missed some messages for a while. What kind of
>hydrangeas are we talking about here? the colored mopheads (hortensias)?
>
>I didn't think mopheads were reliably hardy in zone 5, but there is a
>beautiful big bush growing two blocks north of me that has ALL colors on
>it--blue, violet, lavender, pink--WOW! What is it and what are they doing
>to it to get that effect? How does it work! Do individual fls change color
>as they age? I want one! (I'd ask the homeowner but they only moved in a
>few months ago and I think the plant has been there a while.)
>
>Bobbi Diehl
>Bloomington, IN
>zone 5/6
>
>
Oak Ridge, TN
Z7b
