I have a variegated hydrangea I'd be willing to take a cutting off of for u . The bloom is a light blueish.... please email me at dfwdreamer@yahoo.com besure to mention this reply...

How many did you want, Sandy? The reason I ask is that Annabelle is a popular pass-along plant because it is very easy to root (and it grows pretty fast). Someone might have 1 or 2 that they could share with you. I got my two "sticks" from a friend and they are now quite big. I know the Master Gardeners have plant sales to raise funds and often sell perennials and shrubs like this.

I just got the new wayside catalogue. The new Annabelle type is supposed to not have floppy stems. The price is reasonable but a one gallon size is hard to get established for the mop heads, but I don't know. It would be better to get a five gallon if possible. Does anyone know if the stems are not floppy? That was the biggest draw back to Annabelle. I had one it would not bloom, I was not giving it enough water. Wayside sent another one, so I had two. They both bloomed, but the second one got too big for the area and it had floppy stems like all the flowers were on the ground. So, I took out that one. Then I had just one Annabelle, but now it's dead. It's hard to make a decision because I have such limited space. I would like to wait and see if someone posts photos before buying the new ones. But, maybe I will go crazy and buy it anyway. I don't know. The pink one looks ok, but my Endless summer is really pink, so I already have a pink one basically, and I don't need another pink one.

The Oakleaf stillwelljill is probably referring to is the Vaughn's Lillie photo that I posted in the thread mentioned. I don't recall any other photos other than one of Alice. The Harmony is a much larger plant with heavier blooms that do flop somewhat like Annabelle. Here are the photos I posted of my Vaughn's Lillie Oakleaf: Closeup of bloom - The Vaughn's Lillie hydrangea that I have has been a LOVE and a fantastic bloomer for such a young small plant (about 2 1/2 feet tall with close to a dozen huge blooms this year. The photo was taken in bright morning sun and causes the leaves to look much lighter in color than they actually are. It also has some of the best fall color of any Oakleaf I have ever seen. This small plant holds these heavy blooms quite nicely without falling onto the ground. It should mature to about 4 1/2 feet or so, and I can't imagine how many blooms I'll have when she's an adult. I highly recommend this Oakleaf! The Harmony is my next one to buy. I have Alice, Snow Queen and Snowflake as well and am so pleased with all of them, but definitely the Vaughn's Lillie is my favorite little girl. Hope you find one that pleases you as well.