those are about the smallest brug blooms I have seen live in the 2 seasons I have had brugs growing now. Oh but I almost fell in the flowerbed, trying to stick my nose into the blossom lol. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhh the smell. NO PICTURE can tell you about the wonderful fragrance. ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh yeah thanks for the off topic. My head was just not in the right place and it is spinning even more now. Gosh I had to shop. That is for garage doors rofl. Why do men always think you do not know what you are talking about when you go shopping for doors, windows...computers. Man I really do not like that. Ok I think the weather change gave me a cold so ...NAP TIME lol and remember...go ahead and ask...why wait. Lucy

Susana, The cuttings seem to root real easy. Looking at my recent cuttings, the one simply stuck in the ground next to a stake in very full intense sun has already sent up new growth while two other cuttings from the same plant located in a pot and a bright but shadey area show no signs of growth. Just dig a small hole and place them in and support them with a stake of some sort. check out them scented geraniums in the background. Its amazing too see them thriving in this heat when I couldnt even keep them alive in the recent past

Hayes Starburst doesn't really fit in to the equation at all as it is a totally different species, an arborescens as opposed to a macrophylla/serrata (again, depending on who you believe, I agree with the macrophylla designation). While HS has double star florets and is very beautiful in it's own right, I don't think I would confuse it with FW/Hanabi/SS in looks or habit. According to Wilkerson Mills, it can be very tricky to grow. Dirr's book 'Hydrangeas for American Gardens' shows Hanabi that looks nothing like my plant nor does his description fit. Check out the American Hydrangea Society site below. The plant that AHS is calling Fuji Waterfall (pic on left side of screen) looks like mine only not as full. Mine looks half lacecap and half mophead and the double sterile flowers hang very far away from the double fertile flowers (like a waterfall?) as opposed to shooting out in a sparce sphere or ring . Hydrangea Plus is calling theirs Fuji Waterfall as well. Esveld has pictures of two different plants, calling them both Hanabi. It seems that whether you do a search for FW or Hanabi, you come up with almost the same pics, with a few exceptions. Something else to note is that pictures taken at different stages of bloom can look like different plants. If my plant is now Hanabi, then I wonder what is the name of the plant shown as Hanabi (deep pink/blue, shorter pedicles) in Dirr's book and elsewhere?...It's anybody's guess. At the end of the day, a rose by any other name.... But not knowing will still drive you crazy!!.....yg Here is a link that might be useful: American Hydrangea Society

I already commented on this house, and came back later to look more and read more. Beautiful. But I am very disappointed to read all the comments directed at the person who gave an unflattering review. I was hoping people would ignore and let it go, but since that's not happening, I'm going to throw something out here. Sooner is a class act. She did an awesome job with her home, she asked for help tweaking, and she took some advice. She also.........ignored those who either didn't share her taste or were having an 'off' day. Some here should do the same. Sooner does not need defending, most who posted seem to love what she's done. And I think it is most unkind to mock someone else's decorating, no matter what the provocation. If I say I hate Sooner's kitchen, will 20 people look up my kitchen and tell me how ugly it is? Not nice, guys. Give it a rest, please. Most sincerely directed at a lot of people I have grown to enjoy and respect... Red