Which white hydrangea should I plant?
chmelloan
9 years ago
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9 years agoNHBabs z4b-5a NH
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If I buy hydrangeas now (mid-July) when should I plant them?
Comments (2)Hi Beth... - Your ? sent me back to my garden journal, when I first got caught in this wonderful realm of HYDRANGEA - driven by a rare cancer, hitting a beautiful, very young relative, I purchased my first 3 Big Smile H serrata - a fund raiser for Ca research, a great cause bushes to set in my piece of soil, I thought. I read the tag and followed planting recommendation. I did more search & found this great H forum!!! Â:) I very soon learned of the likely 8ft ht x 6+ft wd, stature at maturity - It was JULY by then. The experienced Lacecap afficionadoes in this forum, said I had plenty of time & wait 'til Spring to do the move. The response came not soon enough - it was Jul 20 '06 & already moved one to a better site ... dappled shade & more room, deeply watered & closely watched (I left the 2nd one where she was, as advised, 'til Apr '07) She did fine caught up in size & # of blooms with the one planted initially in same area. Sorry for the long narrative - IMHO you will be just fine planting it now as long as you have an ideal site to set yours in. Another thought would be to sink the pot in the prepared hole you have and wait for cooler days to set in permanently. However, the sooner your Lacecap's roots could start developing in her new home, the better, I think! Good luck & enjoy!!! Â:)...See MoreHydrangea Macrophylla- Should I plant it now?
Comments (1)Possibly. You can plant them now that temperatures are starting to cool down. Remember to maintain the soil moist and mulch with at least 3-4" of any type of acidic soil. You did not mention the name of the variety so I cautioned just in case your variety cannot handle your Zone 7 winters. If it cannot be planted in your zone then I suggest you keep it in a pot outside during the growing season. Then bring it inside during winter (as soon as the temperatures go below freezing and the plant becomes dormant). Place it in a garage but remember to water it (less than usual but still some) while in the garage. Potting soil can dry easily....See MoreWhich yellow hosta should I plant here?
Comments (27)Thank you everyone for the suggestions. I finally have it done - maybe not what will stay there "forever", but it's a start for this year at least! Kind of a long story how I ended up with what I did: - I traded someone locally for 5 divisions of Avocado - they were rough, hail stormed, and two of the divisions were tiny with only 1 root so I doubt they will make it. - Then I decided not to use those 5 Avocado after all since I thought it would be a while (if ever) before I liked the look of them, so I went to the nursery and they had 3 amazingly full and vibrant Stained Glass hostas, so I bought those. - In the end I used the 2 best Avocados on the end of the group, and the 3 Stained Glass in the middle. I may divide the Stained Glass in a couple years if I decide I want all 5 to match. Thank you all for the feedback - I am going to take it to heart in other ways. I couldn't find Squash Casserole anywhere locally (or Sea Sunrise), but if I see it I will try it (in the area to the right) after such good recommendations I want to see what it does! Or maybe some day I'll do a mail order - there are so many types that I'm sure I'll never get locally. :-) I also want to try Great Expectations, but will only try one since they sound like they can be touchy, and I'll wait until I find one at the nursery that looks like a nice starter - what they had yesterday was tiny and I just didn't see spending the money on it yesterday. Thank you all and happy hosta-ing!...See MoreShould I cut some buds from newly planted hydrangeas?
Comments (8)I have never pruned off blooms from any of my hydrangeas on their first year to "help them", especially what appear to be several years old and almost mature specimens like yours. But, they are your shrubs and you certainly can do that. I would only try that with cuttings that are very young, which are tiny and have just one stem. Do be aware of a few things... if your shrubs are of a re-bloomer variety, they may decide to produce new flower buds/blooms. You will then have new blooms in 1-2 months. This type of hydrangea will produce Spring 2017 flower buds around July here in Texas so, any pruning done after June might end up cutting off the Spring blooms you might expect to see in April-May. So be careful with any pruning done to the end of the stems after June. Wilting is just something normal they go thru at first and when the weather gets hot. If this variety is not a rebloomer then this variety produces flower buds once, after June, and pruning in July would mean no flowers in all of 2017....See Morejazzmom516 (Zone 6b, MA)
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