This is a public-interest archive. Personal data is pseudonymized and retained under GDPR Article 89.

Re: Lace-cap hydrangea

Linda,

It's probably 50-50.  Likely these are H. macrophylla (may be marginally
hardy for you anyway) and also likely, since they are blooming now, that
they have not been hardened off to outdoor life.   If you have no cool but
not freezing, bright light place to keep them over winter, it's worth
trying planting them rather than just discarding them.  You might try
erecting a burlap fence around them to further protect them from winter
winds - and mulch well after planting.  

If you've got them inside now, you might also consider hardening them off
by putting them outside for longer periods every day for a couple of
weeks...sort of the reverse to hardening off seedlings for spring planting
- let them get a taste of cold weather and start preparing themselves for
dormancy.

Good luck!

Marge Talt, zone 7 Maryland
mtalt@clark.net
Editor:  Gardening in Shade
current article:Two Ferns and a Hellebore in the Center Circle
http://www.suite101.com/frontpage/frontpage.cfm?topicID=222
Gardening Topic Index for Suite101:
http://www.suite101.com/userfiles/79/gardening.html


----------
> From: lwallpe@juno.com
> Date: Monday, October 26, 1998 10:10 AM
> 
> I was the recipient this past weekend of 10 lace-cap hydrangeas.  Lovely,
> they are.  They are in full bloom, probably forced by a grower.  
> But I haven't a clue whether they're hardy here.  Am thinking of cutting
> and drying their heads and setting out the remaining plants in a shady
> spot. A large old Deutzia offers some protection from the west, pines to
> the south,  and  a large magnolia soulangiana does the shading.  Is this
> a pipe dream?
> Thanks for your replies.
> Linda Wallpe
> Cincinnati, Zone 6a
> lots of morning fog right now

---------------------------------------------------------------------
To sign-off this list, send email to majordomo@mallorn.com with the
message text UNSUBSCRIBE WOODYPLANTS
Other Mailing lists | Author Index | Date Index | Subject Index | Thread Index