Why won't my Endless Summer bloom?
lorri
18 years ago
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Comments (3)I find it hard or nearly impossible to over-fertilize a Meyer; but of course that doesn't apply to container plants. You should be fertilizing your Meyer with a fertilizer in the 3-1-2 ratio for best results; and the mix should include Magnesium, Calcium, Iron, Zinc, and maybe Copper. I use a fertilizer specially blended for me at 18-6-12 and the above minerals; each mature producing tree gets 3 pounds of that mix per year... trees producing 400 lemons per year. I also give them a shot of chelated mineral mix once per year, sort of an insurance policy as I don't know for sure they need it. One thing I do know is if you give a Meyer an overdose of Nitrogen, it will dump the flowers in favor of growing pretty green leaves....See MoreWhy won't my Hydrangias bloom?
Comments (8)BUT (yes it's a big one, watch out, ha), you CAN grow them and get them to bloom further north with some winter protection for the buds, since they're proving to be root-hardy ie they're still alive and growing from the roots. What you need to do is protect the buds, which grow at the tips of the stems. Make a little circle around the plant using stakes or sticks, add chicken wire or burlap to form a cage, stuff the cage with leaves. Oak leaves supposedly don't pack down as much as others. Keep an extra bag of leaves in the garage (so they don't freeze), as you'll need to add more leaves if they do pack down and expose the buds. Remove the entire thing when the last frost date is past. You should see new growth, and swollen buds on the tips of the branches. Sounds like work, esp. as the shrubs get bigger. Which is why they came up all the newer paniculatas that bloom on both "new" and old wood. In other words, they develop new buds after growth resumes in spring, as well as sometimes keeping their buds from the past year. HTH!...See MoreHydrangea question
Comments (8)Hi Boncrow--I'm usually over on the rose forum too, but hydrangeas are my second love. I can't help you with Endless Love, but others here probably can--lots of people seem to grow it. What I can advise you on is how to have hydrangeas blooming all summer. These are just once bloomers, but they bloom for a long time. First all, you get Annabelle (or one of her cousins)--an arborescen hydrangea. She will bloom the first half of summer. Can take a bit of sun, but probably should have mostly shade. Second, you get one of the paniculata hydrangeas--there are lots to choose from. I have Vanilla Strawberry and Pinky Winky--adore both of them. The "Lime" ones are very popular--there's a taller one and a smaller one (can't remember their exact names, but they are "Lime" something). Take care the "small" one is 5-6 feet tall. The paniculatas can grow in full sun, though they wouldn't object to some shade late in the afternoon. The paniculatas will bloom for the entire second half of the summer, into fall--at least my Vanilla Strawberry does. Here's a pic I took just today of Vanilla Strawberry blooming in the middle of my rose garden. It just opened this past week. Hope that helps. Kate...See MoreWhy won't my bouganvilla bloom?
Comments (16)Cynthia, thank you for the photo! Gorgeous!!! Meg, don't water too sparingly ... LOL. The roots need moisture to grow. My theory is after the roots have been twirling around the pot for a bit the plant 'decides' that this is as far as they're going to get and begins the blooming process to replicate itself. That may be why a more mature plant will bloom after the flood and drying period as mentioned above. It 'thinks'; "Well, I may die soon so I better use all my energy to bloom and produce seeds." However, the varieties we grow are sterile hybrids and don't make seeds. The article below says not to use saucers under pots. Perhaps saucers might promote rot in 80 to 90 degree climates like some parts of California and Florida, but with our 105 to 110 + degrees in summer they need all the help they can get so I use saucers. The saucers retain a little water and gives the soil time to soak it up. The peat moss in many potting soils become resistant to absorbing water after drying. I even mix extra water retaining crystals in my potting soil. Miracle Gro contains it already, but not enough IMHO. Sometimes if the soil has really dried out I either set the pot in a tub of water to hydrate, or lay a very slow dripping hose in the pot. Plus there are differences in varieties. I notice some begin blooming later/earlier/longer than others, but all the hybrid varieties available in nurseries bloom well. Do keep us posted. Wishing for you the best blooming bougie in the world! ... :-) Here is a link that might be useful: How to water bougies ... mostly about bougies in ground....See Morekaren_w
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