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My first bloom! (ASB)

13 years ago

I ordered some 2-year-old macrophyllas from Hydrangeas Plus about a month ago, and planted them as soon as they arrived. They're doing pretty good -- two of them are kind of leggy (the ASB in the front yard and the Madame Emile Mouillere in the back) but seem to have recovered from transportation and transplant. Welll....

Lo and behold, during their morning watering today, what do I see, but a small bloom (1" diameter) atop the highest stem of my leggy ASB.

I am soo excited! I wasn't expecting to see anything until next Spring, so this is cool :) Can't wait to see what it comes out like. The soil they are in is totally unamended, so the color of this first little guy should give me a rough idea of acidity (I did buy some amendment to make the soil more acidic because I prefer to deeper/bluer colors, but haven't applied it yet).

I wanted to get a pic this morning, but the camera's battery was dead, so perhaps tonight or tomorrow night.

Anyhow, just wanted to share my excitement. Is it odd for any macrophylla (or ASB) to have a new bloom this late in the year? I'm in Houston and we had record heat yesterday, even -- up to 90, yikes! Close to that again today, and then we'll be sliding back down closer to normal, but it's still do freaking hot for this time of year!!

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msalcido
13 years ago
Fantastic! Not unusual for hydrangeas to bloom this time of year. Especially considering the temps in Houston. It has gradually gotten cold here. Tomorrow the high is 70 and the low 43 - chilly! I found some blooms on the ES BB today, so I had to go and check all of the others - no luck but very happy about the ES.

Enjoy the blooms - how are the Masjas?
ivysmom
Original Author
13 years ago
Cool! (literally, now) I hope it actually produces a bloom -- right now it's that cluster of buds. I'm excited, though :)

The masjas are doing well. Even the one droopy one I thought might be lost has come back. A few leaves here and there have dropped off, but I can still see new growth and other than being chewed on, they look pretty healthy!
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