Bad news for 'Bantel's Sensation'....
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Stush2049 Pitts. PA, zone 6
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I'm back w/ my suspected Bantel's Sensation
Comments (13)Exactly, Stush. I was looking for that plant picture I posted here several months ago of a Futura that had sprouted a stolon/rhizome within the center of the plant. I believe this is what Pirate Girl has. The Hahnii 'Crest' is not Loop's Pride although 'Crest' may have mutated from 'Loop's Pride'. 'Crest has a narrow, very heavily keeled leaf that might be considered brittle. Crest is quite the leafy Hahnii and its leaves appear to all begin at a single central point. Like Loops Pride, the leaves are very dark green and are folded into the shape of a 'V'... at least a "U". This Hahnii is not crested in the botanical sense. Did I not send you one? I can post some pictures of it here if any want to see it. Silver Queen is a BEAUTIFUL trifasciata, I think, as long as the leaves are young. However (darn these howevers!) it behaves just like Moonshine. When the leaves mature, they become a granny apple green with some gray banding. I meant to show the attached picture of a beautiful young 'Silver Queen' earlier, but will post it here now next to a trifasciata 'Compacta' for comparison. You asked how do they grow such nice full pots of plants for under $10. They are grown by the 10s of thousands in places like Costa Rica where labor is cheap and climate is perfect. They sock the water and fertilizer to them and the plants respond....See MoreNEW: incredible heirlooms march, spring sensation
Comments (51)Boo honey at the moment we don't know what we will be doing. Unsure about a PO box. I guess the mail will HAVE to go somewhere, we do have BILLS that MUST make it through, UNLESS I can figure out how to generate my own power which has ran through my brain MANY times..hehe AS far as our so called 'friends' they're around when they WANT something, not when WE need something. Actually you folks are the only ones who KNOW we are moving! LOL I didn't actaully TELL anyone, I just posted it. It wasn't planned, the SO just found the place on the 20th of this month, it for the most part is something we have been wishing to find for YEARS so it couldn't be passed up and I had ALREADY commited to hosting March in the swaps I am hosting plus I have the Bday Bash group i started BUT this is MY momth so all is well there. NOW we have found out we may not be able to have cable service, which is WHO DOES MY INTERNET!!! They said they do not show it on the grid and they will come 'LOOK' to see if they CAN install it there!!! OMG, the place isn't per se in the 'boonies' it is in the 'sticks' though and is way off the main road road there are 7 homes down there so I can't understand why the mail doesn't run down there and why cable can't find it! This house we are moving to isn't even on the same POWER company as the rest of that WHOLE AREA! GEEZE, it is COUNTRY and it will be quiet, can't see the neighbors by the lay of the land, we were looking for something like this BUT geeze, I WAS HOPING to STILL be in civilization! OH well, we'll just have to see what comes up and deal with that issue, one at a time :)!!! At any rate, once we move I may not have internet connect for a few days, I thought it was going to be installed, but he told me NO they said they will come LOOK at it! WELL, BOY HOWDY what the HECK does THAT mean? and HOW the HECK is THAT gonna do any good? I LOOKED AT IT! AHHHH, and THIS TOO shall pass! :) Fran...See MoreEarly 2016 impressions: new/old, good/bad?
Comments (9)Bumping this up! I have a small collection of 5 hydrangea macrophylla. I'm going to post a link to the variety and explain the history/ location for each, along with an update. Winter was pretty mild this year, but had several sudden dips into cold temperatures. I'd say overall it was more like a zone 7 winter, but it was pretty shocking for plants as it would go from 70 degrees (Fahrenheit, obviously) to low-teens and single-digit temps very rapidly, and that happened several times. I think it stayed above 0 degrees all winter. I have alkaline, clay soil so blooms are pink. Everlasting Revolution (Hokomarevo): two planted, both in full sun (south exposure). Plants Nouveau link This is the second winter I've had them, both years they've die back to the crown but come back well. These are very tiny little hydrangea bushes and they definitely are dwarf and grow very slowly-- the "mature size" of 18 inches is probably at least another year away. The whole plant is miniature compared to my other hydrangeas. They both have broccoli. I intended to move the one that gets more sun this year as it didn't bloom last year, but I didn't get around to it-- and it appears to be doing better! From past experience, the blooms are beautiful, though small. They start pink and white and gain green streaks as the blooms age. Pistachio/ Horwack. Western exposure, pretty shady and fairly shielded. Pistachio link. I don't think it died back to the ground, but I forgot to check on it early when it would be easy to tell. Again, second winter in my yard, and growing well, but not very quickly. The blooms are already opening (whether that's because it's sheltered or because it's an earlier bloomer is uncertain), and are pea-green as they are always until they mature. Will develop an intense fuchsia color with green accents as the bloom matures, no blue center in my soil. It's starting to demonstrate the iron chlorosis coloring, on new leaves, it's interesting that it doesn't show that coloring until the blooms form and are opening (it's not on the first ~30 leaves). The plant continues to grow and bloom with no real maintenance on my part, and I like the look of the yellow leaves. Together (RIE05)- planted on the north side of the house, gets sun from early morning to about 10 am. Together link. I got this last summer as a mildewy plant on clearance. Whether because this is heartier, or because it's in the ideal position, this was my only hydrangea that did not die back at all, so it's the biggest. Has lots of broccoli. No experience with the flowers yet since it was an ugly duckling when I got it. Peppermint (RIE14). North side of the house, essentially no direct sun. Peppermint link. Also got this last year, but it handled the crowded box store conditions better and didn't have mildew. This died back to the crown overwinter but came back really well and is nearly as large as Together. Has fewer groups of broccoli than Together, but the clusters it has are HUGE. I am looking forward to the blooms, they are very impressive. Everlasting Revolution I can definitely confirm blooms on new and old wood. Peppermint and Horwack bloom on new wood, and Horwack also blooms on old wood (Peppermint and Together did not have a second flush of blooms last year, but they were recently transplanted). Together may or may not bloom on new wood, but it's definitely showing broccoli at the same time that the other plants that died back to the crown did. Together may be more cold-tolerant than the other hydrangeas I have. None of the plants are showing signs of downy mildew this year, and there's been a lot of rain. Overall, I'm pleasantly surprised with the new entries, and pleased that both Revolutions are gearing up to bloom this year! It matches your experience, though--all of my plants are in your "reliable" group....See MoreBantel's issues: What does underwatering look like?
Comments (17)My sans did the same thing last month when I watered. (And then of course I water again three weeks later and it's absolutely fine) None of the other rhizomes or leaves are showing signs of rot or degredation. I suspect the root ball just still has a lot of water retentive soil, even though I'd repotted it in a gritty mix when I purchased it last year, and tried to wash out as much of the water retentive soil as I could....See MoreSans2014
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