Loving Wedding Gown Hydrangea (photos)
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Wedding Gown - any garden pics?
Comments (62)"To name a plant. ED Brown. I have seen it look bad in our garden and only have around 2 way with 6 buds. And we move it and the next year have 4 way with 25 buds. Same bed. Not moveing it 100 feet. We are talking 5 feet or so" writes Michael. Your making my point for me.. Many plants do show finicky requirements for culture. My point is.. why bother with them. Why propagate slow developing genetics. Yes the many DL's take 2.. and 3 yrs to show in gardens. Again.. why not breed from the best genetics.. for vigor.. ability to withstand stress. Chasing internet faces is why it TAKES 2-3 yrs..even in warm climates.. for some plants to show. Crossing "face" genetics.. slow developers and primarily internet wonders.. with the same type of plants.. only means more of the same. The "GH/Green House Daylily" is a reality.. but how many people owning and enjoying daylilies are going to grow them in GH's......... Thing is... some of us aren't selling the listening group anything.. just relating experience. Others are marketing for all their worth.. some via 2nd parties. Sales.. raking in the $$.. has a way of ignoring facts... often the seller is what is being sold....See MoreHow to transport 100 yr old wedding gown?
Comments (27)I think the trim on the dress may be rayon,could be silk but it looks like the trim on my baby bonnet from 1942. Rayon was used a lot, I have some rayon bias tape that is from 1930's.It is a kind of twisted stuff, you can untwist the cord on the dress I think so made up of several strands & then sewn on with small stitches over the cord going in direction of the twist so they can't even be seen. The chiffon type fabric is used in doll clothes in late 1800's & early 1900's. Might talk to someone who collects old dolls & show them pics. They could probably identify all the materials used. Better check on those flour sacks before you wash them & find out value try "textiles", 'kitchen" "ADVERTISING"try that 1 1st. Different books & different sites call things by different names. Lovely gown. One idea would be to get photo of the wedding couple & add a piece of gown(taken from back so won't show) & put under glass around 1 side of photo along with another item if you have it,(piece of jewelry she wore- wedding announcement in paper, maybe bit of flour sack from 1 not in such great shape) use an acidfree piece of heavy stock to mount all this in a nice way to enjoy & put in frame fronted with glass. Hang near the gown. A letter would be nice with her handwriting. That way you would have a little bit of her still with you!! Jan...See MoreWedding Photos
Comments (21)Great pix. Lars, that is not uncommon to do in the midwest...change into sneakers with lace shoestrings. People here don't care so much about what is proper as much as what is practical and comfortable. I think it is a really cute thing to do. All those people dancing at the reception in comfy shoes!...See MoreWedding gowns and dreams.
Comments (73)red_lover - again putting on my photographer's hat in regard to flowers (if you prefer that I don't chime in, please let me know, I don't mean to be overbearing). You may want to consider real flowers for DD bouquet. I know that I typically get close ups of the bouquet and silk ones (no matter how high the quality) never look quite the same as real ones do in close ups - they don't reflect the light the same way and there's always a few random "strings" as well that are give aways. Far away (i.e. normal viewing distance, many people won't know the difference, but in close ups of the flowers, it's something that you see. The drawback (aside from cost) with real is that they do wilt/die. Avoid "delicate" flowers or make certain that the photographer gets the details of DD flowers at the start of the day (actually, I do this as a matter of course - they are at their peak then). Another option that DD may want to look into is something that is less traditional, but looks beautiful and can tie into the antique theme well - the brooch bouquet. (I've attached a photo from one that I photographed before) Not necessarily cheaper by any stretch, but it can become a gorgeous keepsake. There's the possibility to even "deconstruct" it later and use the various pins with outfits, or possibly even hand down special pins to (possible) children that she and her future DH have together. Do silk for the bridemaids - I've seen a lot of brides who do that and it works pretty well....See Moregreenhavenrdgarden
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7 years agolast modified: 7 years ago(In PNW zone 7+) Oh my God ... CONSIDER not deadheading the later season flowers! Leave a summer flower set! I made a typical pruning choice to refresh for white flowers for a couple years, before I discovered a secret hiding within this stunning hydrangea.
Yes Wedding Gown has amazing double white flowers, in lacecap form, whose center keeps opening ever smaller florets, forming an stunningly elegant full flattened display. Yes one can cut the Snow White flowers for display use and be rewarded with yet more ... it does not fall into slumber.
I too read about nice fall color and just assumed it was just the leaves. And our late October leaf color is now getting there.
However, make no mistake, the Evil Queen is hiding there too! No written description mentioned that the white flowers turn so deep ruby red in color! I was shocked, but happily ever after.
As the fully opened white flowers, now a couple months old aged, they started to spot pink. I would have normally cut them off to get more white flowers ... hey it reblooms!
Over the next few weeks the spots density increased and darkened until soild stunning deep red florets were formed. The flower heads remained upright for a month display of glory hovering over green leaves, (The flower petals felt dry at this stage and I should have cut some for dry floral arrangements.) Just as the fall leaf color peaked the florets twistwd downwards and lightened into deep magenta and cranberry red colors
While still in a large tub last year I got strong flower production but not much fall leaf color. In a 50% sun location this year and same tub with 3' tall plant the late fall mature leaf color is currently a deep, almost blackish plum red color. The new growth leaves on stem ends are still green, giving a festive mosaic look. I like the effect in this yard location and will plant here.
The secret is out. Wedding Gown is dramatically beautiful in all stages. At a compact ~4' it is highly useful for landscape effects in front of taller bushes. It's like having cranberry bush fall color wonder, which tolerates partial sun, and lavishly provides a white floral display all summer.
I'd buy Wedding Gown for the red fall performance alone. As a grower I could call call it Red (or Drama?) Queen and let buyers be totally shocked by the unexpected white Spring phase. The lable would just say red late season flowers deeping in color with age.
Anybody else lured into missing this dramatic red flower phase?
(Top Photo taken late October with ruby red flowers lightening towards deep magenta and cranberry red tones.)
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