Help with my Pistachio Hydrangeas
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Pistachio Trees..My big goof. Need help.
Comments (8)Suzi please keep us posted!! Pistachios are amazing. I know they are quite picky about where they can thrive even in native climate in Iran. They are so beautiful though when the nuts are turning coloring... greens, yellows, reds... Eating them not only roasted, but alo fresh is quite a treat. I would love to hear how different varieties end up doing for you. I understand the commercial variety grown in CA is Kerman which sounds like is a seedling from Kerman, Iran. Commercial pistachios from CA are a few notches below the ones in Iran in quality but I think one of the differences is not just in the nut quality but also in the roasting technique. I would try to learn as much as I could about roasting/seasoning them too if I could grow them as I think that is big factor in the end product. I would grow them in a heartbeat if I lived in a nice climate like yours. If you go to a local Persian supermarket, they may have the pistachios often sold by weight you can scoop up and will have em separated from different parts of the world including California and Iran to see the differences in seasoning/roasting....See MoreMy hydrangeas aren't making it in my yard :( Help!
Comments (4)Jen, I have planted a fast growing tree and that's why not all of the hydrangeas need to be moved. The bed is mulched heavily and I have soaker hoses permanently placed in the bed that I water at least every other day for a minimum of one hour. They are burnt to a crisp and have no blooms... :( I've treid everything I can think of and have just finally decided maybe they're just in the wrong spot... And yellow girl, first I have to say how much I appreciate all of your help that you have offered me in the past. I'm unsure of the pot idea because I have no place that I can put the pots where they wouldn't be in too much sun. I also don't have any basement garage space to spare. Would they do ok under a covered porch against the foundation in my zone? And what size pot would you put those in? Holly, thanks for the report of your potted hydrangeas. One of the things I'd like to try to avoid is high maintenance and so right now I limit the amount of pots I have. So your insight was helpful in reminding me not to become too overzealous about potting up the hydrangeas without thinking about their maintenance. Frankly, I think I just imagined a garden that I can't have. And I'm going to need to rethink it. Somewhat discouraging, but I'm thrilled that I've get to keep at least some of my hydrangeas....See MoreNeed help with Hygrangea 'Next Generation Pistachio'
Comments (2)Sure, you can deadhead anytime you want to; below is some info on deadheading (scroll down to "Pruning: Method One" and look for a paragraph titled "REMOVING OLD BLOOMS": http://hydrangeashydrangeas.com/pruning.html Luis...See MoreHydrangea macrophylla 'Pistachio' or what?
Comments (4)Pistachio is the trade name (name under which it is marketed) for the cultivar Hydrangea macrophylla 'Horwack'. Similarly, 'Schloss Wackerbarth' and Glam Rock seem to be the cultivar and trade names of a different H. macrophylla. Tony Advent (owner of Plant Delights Nursery) wrote this explanation, "The current improper use of trademarks in the horticultural industry had its origin more than a half century ago. The worst culprits, in the early years, were the rose and bedding plant industry. The rose industry seems to have been the first to use nonsensical, non-conforming names for plant cultivars, while the bedding plant industry completely thumbed its nose at the Code by not even bothering to come up with any cultivar names for most of their introductions. One of the most famous roses in horticulture is one that everyone knows as Peace. Surprisingly, there is no such plant as Rosa 'Peace'. The plant we grow under this name is actually Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland'. The trade name Peace was coined by Conard Pyle Nursery, and used to market Rosa 'Madame A. Meilland' after World War II to capitalize on the post-war sentiment. The plant became known in the public's mind as the Peace rose. Some of the larger nurseries soon realized that regardless of the cultivar name of the plant, they could come up with their own proprietary (trademarked) marketing name and use these names to promote plants which already had valid cultivar names. The idea was to convince the public that the company's marketing name was actually the name of the plant. The next step in the downward spiral was when nurserymen began intentionally giving their new plants stupid nonsensical cultivar names. Subsequent plant promotions would often only tout the marketing name, causing the consumer to often not realize the plant had a real cultivar name. The cultivar name, if included at all in ads and tags, would be printed in very small print in comparison to the "marketing name". The entire idea is for the company's marketing (trademark) name to become the generic name of the product in the consumer's mind. The practice of using nonsensical names violates the entire purpose for having an International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants while the use of trademarks as generic names violates the legal use of trademarks." You can read the rest of the article on the Plant Delights website. I don't know a lot about the rules for plant cultivar names, but this whole thing of having the cultivar name and a cutesy marketing name adds a great deal of confusion to the process of IDing plants. To be technically correct, one should put the cultivar name in single quotes and the trade name not....See Morehokierustywilliamsbu
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