There is a new white mac comming out this summer. It will have the same hype as Endless Summer. I have H. Paniculata Quickfire to trade
Gary.

I have florist lacecaps that get bunny-chewed to the ground every winter and bloom every summer. The tag just says "Lacecap hydrangea" and that it will grow outdoors in Zones 8 and 9 . Tee hee. It's pretty happy here.

Karen,

Start taking cuttings from that baby now!! This is how new cultivars come to be and how trademarks begin....oh by the way, you can send the first cutting down here!! (preferrably before they hit $30.00 a pop).....yg

Thanks for the info! Gary, that's a beautiful picture. I don't have any hydrangeas to trade, though. Karen, that's an interesting z5 new-growth 'florist' lacecap. What does it look like?

The only new intro for 2006, that I am aware of, is 'Blushing Bride', an ES variant. It joins the list of currently available "remondent" cultivars, ES, Penny Mac, David Ramsey, Decatur Blue and Oak Hill(which is the only one of the group, other than ES, that flowered on new wood in my garden this year. Both are still in bloom. ES still has many buds, but they will be history after the first freeze. For Lace-caps, have only 3 that set scattered buds and flowers on new growth, 2 are H. serrata's, 'Shichidanka' and an un-named cultivar grown from cuttings provided by Cristopher Lloyd(UK)(the Plantsman, not the Actor!) and H. mac. 'Madame Emile Mouillere'. Yep, I have one that has (both) white mops and blue L-C's on the same plant. Something in the water? soil? Can't be soil ammendments or fertilizer, I don't use either on my Hydrangeas.Must be in the Genes.
Rb

Great info, Rb, thanks!

Mark, I'll look to see if I have pictures on CD. I have an ongoing problem trying to post pix, though. Techno-dummy.
The lacecaps are some of my faves. I tinker with the color (aluminum sulphate, etc.) because I prefer blue. I normally have a range of color from red-violet to blue on each bush.
Yg, interesting thought. I never considered myself good at propagating, but I did get a rose cutting to root last summer. I'll have to look back at the old posts and see if you've always been nice to me. ;) K.