Hydrangea Vanilla Strawberry, Massive Blooms!!!!!
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Comments (2)In theory, mature VS's have upright growth habit and shouldn't "fan out" too much. If yours are mature enough the stems should grow out a few feet and then almost straight up, and should not flop with blooms, as opposed to younger ones. You're lucky to have found these in the first place - no one can seem to, let alone in 5-gal sizes!...See MoreVanilla strawberry pre-bloom
Comments (15)Springwood, I found VS does best with ideally 6 hours of direct morning sun and then afternoon shade. It needs the sun to grow and produce nice flowering stems, but the flowers are adversely affected but intense afternoon sun. Mine gets morning sun and is then shaded by the house and tree from afternoon sun. That's why I believe it's In a happy spot. I have other VS that get some afternoon sun too and the flowers, at least in prior seasons, have not been as nice. We'll see what happens this year...See MoreVanilla Strawberry Hydrangea not turning pink
Comments (14)You should use enough water to get the soil moist down to a depth of around 8". If you water the plant, wait a while for the water to drain and then feel that the soil is still dry at a depth of 8", you did not use enough water. On the other hand, if you test the soil and it feels wet or soggy then you used too much water. Another test: put some soil in between two fingers and press: if you see water droplets forming, you may be over-watering. If the blooms are prematurely going brown, the plant is heat stressed: temperatures are too high, the soil lacks enough moisture, it is too windy, it gets too much sunlight or the plant is too young and has a limited/small root system. If young, it may perform better in future years. In my extreme summers with nearly 100F daily temperatures, the blooms turn brown early. VS was developed in Gorron, a town in Mayenne, France with mild winters and mild summers. That is in the NW corner of the country; close to the English Channel and Great Britain....See MoreThoughts on Vanilla Strawberry Hydrangeas?
Comments (22)We have several Little Limes that are very pretty! I underestimated their size and probably planted them too close but I do like them. We‘ve had them probably 6 years and the one that gets the most sun is about 5 1/2 feet tall, which is bigger than I expected. We have a Lime Soda which is the same age and is about 10 feet and impressive. Another one from that family is Phantom and it’s nearly that big and nice as well. I do love oakleafs in shady spots - we have at least 15 Alice throughout the property and they are beautiful this year. I think all the rain and mild temps so far in SoIL have been just what they like! Ruby Slippers is a nice small oakleaf that is a manageable size. We struggle to keep them all sprayed to deter the deer tho!...See More- 8 years ago
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