Endless Summer Winter Covered vs Uncovered
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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 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 MoreWinterizing Endless Summer in Minnesota
Comments (3)Hello, Princess. It's good to see you again. Have you been busy? My Endless Summers were winners for me and bloomed from the crown even though I made a point of not mulching them at all going into the winter. I wanted to put them to a real test and they passed. It wasn't a lot of blooms, but any blooms at all was more than I've ever gotten from my Nikkos, All Summer Beautys, and Dooleys. This fall I've cut them back pretty hard, figuring that I was going to be losing the top growth anyhow and mulched the crowns pretty heavily. Next year I would hope that I'll get even more blooms. Do you have any news for us? Glad to see you. Hay....See Moreendless winter for endless summer
Comments (9)jenswrens: have patience. If you notice on the tag, it says it will reach 3-5'. Here in Minnesota, it will reach about 3' and the same spread, a nice round ball ultimately. The 5' size is for those southerners with much longer growing seasons (Georgia, etc) It will take a good 3 years for your ES to really put on a great root system and get settled in its spot. You'll find after a few years quite a few shoots coming from the ground, and during some springs, some buds shooting from the stems at the base as well - this will depend on how cold the winter is and if we have good snow cover. yes, it will reliably bloom on new wood. I can vouch for this - I work at Bailey and was involved early on in the introduction of this plant. We have had test plants at the nursery, in our test block since 1987. Expect your first flowers in mid to late June (if it ever warms up and plants grow!). That frost that you mentioned is a big bummer, but it has happened to almost everyone's plants. They'll grow out of it. Keep it well watered, and give it some acid based fertilizer this spring. good luck. hope you enjoy your ES PP...See MoreSmivies (Ontario - 5b)
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