Penny Mac vs Endless Summer
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Penny Mac Hydrangea
Comments (1)I found this info in an online mailorder catalog: - - - "PENNY MAC" Hydrangea Macrophylla Found and named after the "American Hydrangea Society" founder Mrs. Penny MacHenry of Atlanta GA. Zones 5 - 9. 4' to 5' tall x 4' wide. Blooms in Pink or blue 6" to 7" clusters all summer and fall. - - -...See MorePenny Mac vs. Endless Summer and pruning
Comments (5)ES is a macrophylla, same as Penny Mac and blooms on old wood. Any pruning past mod-late summer and you may remove next years flower buds. ES was a slow starter for me. I planted 2 in early fall, one from 3gal., one from 1 gal. The following year, the larger one had 3 blooms, none on the 1 gal. 2nd year, about a dozen on the large one, still none on the small. Third year was charm! The large one produced 75-80 flowers and a few on the small one. Each year since, the larger plant has produced in excess of 100 flowers and the smaller one is trying to catch up. They usually begin blooming by Easter each year, but not so this year. I still don't have a flower bud on either. This past winter was very hard on macrophyllas and serratas. For the first time ever, I am having to remove dead canes on the majority of them, some have required the removal of all of the old canes. I don't expect to see many flowers on any of them this year. So goes the luck of a gardener! Rb...See MoreEndless Summer and Penny Mac blooms?
Comments (11)Thanks everyone. Well I went out and checked them both all over looking for any sign of any "broccoli" formations, but there were none. I realize I don't have any morning sun in my yard except a small area on the southeast side of my garage, and it would be a waste to plant the hydrangea there since I would never see it. So I planted the ES "original" in a spot that receives full sun from late morning until about 2. I don't love it getting the 1:00 - 2:00 PM sun, but I am going to give it a try. The only other option is a shaded area that gets full sun for about an hour in the late afternoon (when it is the hottest here). The Penny Mac is in a container and I think I will leave it in a container so I can move it around to catch the sun on the deck! I say it's a Penny Mac, but I got it at the Farmer's Market and it was unlabeled. That's what the guy told me, but I guess I won't know for sure until it blooms. I read that they both bloom on new wood, so I should get some blooms eventually this summer, right? (Pls say yes!)...See MoreInvincible vs Endless Summer- which is easy
Comments (4)An Endless Summer is supposed to bloom on new as well as old wood. You aren't supposed to have to worry about late spring freezes. Our garden experts here in the southeast are saying that Penny Mac and Mini Penny are better than Endless Summer. The other two from the Endless folks, Blushing Bride and Twist and Shout, are also good. There are some tips on the Endless Summer website about scarce blooming. They say that you shouldn't cut them down to the ground like an Annabelle because that will delay the blooming until the new wood is fully grown. good luck...See Morehc mcdole
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