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Re: Hydrangea

> About three months ago, someone out there in Internet land offered to
> help me identify the species of Hydrangea I have growing in my garden,
> which was given to me by a friend.  I answered specific questions about
> the plant regarding leaves, stalks, etc., but never received an answer,
> and I accidentally deleted the E-mail address.
> 
> Is there anyone out there knowledgeable about Hydrangeas that could help
> me identify it?

Here's a message that I sent out to you a while back:

Chris

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From lindsey Wed Apr 30 16:23:15 1997
Subject: Re: Hydrangea
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> Chris, the bark on my hydrangea is peeling on older stems, but I never
> noticed it until you asked, so I wouldn't say it is peeling "in a real
> obvious way".  The plant is about 4 feet fall, but I believe the ones in
> my friend's garden were 5 or 6 feet.  I have been tip pruning it to keep
> it to a size I would like it to be.  The blooms are definitely round,
> not triangular.

Heather,

I think that it may be Hydrangea arborescens, or the 'Smooth hydrangea'.
It's probably a cultivar like Annabelle, but I can't be sure without
seeing it.

I put some pictures up at:

   http://www.mallorn.com/~lindsey/hydrangea/

to compare with.  Let me know!

Chris

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