Propagating Climbing Hydrangea
greenguy1
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Propagating hydrangea
Comments (3)I have been propagating hydrangeas for about 20 yr. When I prune them, spring or fall, I just put the cut off pieces in pots of soil, and keep them under the apple tree. I have given away dozens of blooming plants yearly. A nice way to increase your shrub area, and also have ones to give away. I use them as gifts to new homeowners. Also if it is blooming the first year, that is because the flowers were already there in the cut off tips. I found out that just because they are blooming, does not mean they have roots on the new stems. Just keep them in the shade for a yr. or so until they resist being pulled out of the pot. Good luck on your new venture! It is lots of fun, and a great challenge. Darlene...See Moreclimbing hydrangea won't climb
Comments (10)Thanks for the input. It's really good to hear from other gardeners. There is no doubt it is a climbing hydrangea and was labelled correctly, but I appreciate that thought. The zone thing is interesting, and frankly I never thought of that. It doesn't get dieback from the winter though (unlike my magnolia and other things that are a little out of zone) and gets a snowcover that covers all the height to date. The trellis that has been behind it for the hydrangea's life - likely more like 15 years, was not purchased trellis but a rough one my husband made out of hand cut 1x3 inch pieces. Now, the pieces were spaced 8-10 inches apart so perhaps this is part of the problem, not enough surface area to "grip". Just a few months ago this trellis had to come down for repairs on the shed, but there wer very few little aerial rootlets clinging anyway - only the largest of the about 20 different stems coming up from the base seemed to have any. Unfortunately the shed is siding, and I don't have another place to relocate the climbing hydrangea, so I guess what I need is some sort of solid fence like trellis with slats closer together. Any suggestions on fertilizing/soil amendements?...See MoreClimbing Hydrangea not climbing
Comments (4)Hi, They will cling again. Mine were not that high and was able to use some bamboo poles to make them touch the wall again. Then they started to stick again. If yours are high then what ever you can figure to make it touch the wall again. But if you have difficulties, don't feel bad, just trim them and let them grow again. Remy...See Moreclimbing hydrangea vs Japanese hydrangea vine
Comments (2)Very similar in both appearance and habit. 'Moonlight' features rather fetching silvery colored and veined foliage in shade and is reportedly mild fragrant (not that I've noticed). It also blooms slightly later than the hydrangea. Both are slow to establish and bloom and both can get big and quite heavy....See Moregreenguy1
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