Fire and Ice hydrangea
Brooks23
6 years ago
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Comments (13)Doing a google search on remontant hydrangeas, brought me to this thread. I own 'Wedding Gown' & 'Pistachio' or 'Glam Rock' as its known across the pond. Both hydrangeas do not get huge figure about 3' X 3'. 'Wedding Gown' I have noticed, in our zone 7 winters w/o protection dies almost to the ground and emerges with new growth in spring. The plant blooms on new wood. I have not encountered 'die to the ground' with 'Pistachio'. Both are well behaved in a Northern exposure and a Western exposure in the shadow of a magnolia....See MorePlants Nouveau Everlasting Hydrangeas
Comments (20)Thank you for your thoughtful advice, Springwood Gardens! I appreciate it. We do get pretty hot here in the summer, but it's also very humid. I check on the bushes everyday, and they have not been wilting at all so far-- I do make sure to keep their soil moist; one side already has a drip hose around the plant (far enough out to not get the leaves wet), the other I've just been watering when the soil feels dry half an inch down. I've read enough to know that hydrangeas cannot tolerate BOTH full sun and dry soil. The leaves on my particular Revolutions are noticeably smaller than the leaves on the Horwack I have, which might be why they seem much more resistant to wilt than the Horwack. I will admit if I had done even more research when I started to plant them, I would have placed them in a shadier location for the first 6 months or so... but they have been growing in full sun this whole time, so I'm pretty sure the Revolution can tolerate it (unlike the Horwack). I thought they were more likely to tolerate full sun, too, since I"m in a cooler climate than a lot of hydrangeas will prefer (but, the zone thing doesn't really account for the highs of an area-- we do have highs for most of the summer in upper 80s and lower nineties, with a few spikes or hot weeks over 100 degrees Fahrenheit in August and September. I don't mind babying the little plants, though-- I think as long as I'm conscientious about keeping an eye on the health of the plants from day to day, they should be okay. I'll pot them up and move them out of full sun if I see them struggling. I didn't think hostas grew well in full sun-- am I wrong? I do have some sedum I could transplant around the little guy, but I'm worried about the root competition. When I moved them from gallon pots into the soil I noticed the roots were pretty shallow still. If that would be better than mulch, though, I'll do it. I will definitely build up the mulch-- I'm planning to mulch everything after work today. It's supposed to rain tomorrow. I feel like I should probably snip off the buds for the health of the plants this year so they can put their energy into growing roots and leaves, but I also want to see the blooms since I've read so many posts on here of people believing they have one variety, and when it blooms it turns out to be a different variety. What if I leave one bunch of broccoli intact on each plant and nip off the rest of the flower buds? Will that encourage them to grow more? Sorry if my questions are obvious, these sort of specific information are hard to find on google. Although I like the Horwack a lot, I am really impressed with the Revolution so far. They've been much more hardy than I expected for hydrangeas. And the compact size is perfect as we have a pretty small lot! I attached a picture to show the relative leaf size of the Horwack versus the Revolutions-- this is right after I pulled them out of the shipping container from the ebay seller; so this is the size they all started out at in late April. They've definitely grown....See Moredifficulty determining a design for foundation garden
Comments (2)Size and shape of bed will be impacted by what you are planting. Most beds need to be about 5 ft deep to allow shrubs and perennials to grow. If you use the Jane magnolia for the left corner, make sure you allow enough room for it to grow. Do a google search and look at the images of that plant, you will see that it is a small tree, maybe 8-10ft wid and the same high. When I design a bed it is good to see the entire front. So that the left and right are balanced. Also Next to the entry, plant a smaller plant that will not grow as tall at the front door. I dont like big plants crowding the door. Plant your small tree on the corner, moving if far enough to grow to its mature size. So from left to right - Jane Magnolia , then maybe 2 or three hydrangae's (depending if their size is about 3x3 ) and next maybe a drawf hinoki cypress Chamaecyparis obtusa Nana ( stays about 3ft high) next to the entry. Some nice perennials are heuchra, and painted fern ( and As Amanda recommended Hostas and Tiarella) It is always good to start with measurements and some graph paper. Always read and understand the mature size of each plant, then plot out the plants ( at their mature size) on the graph paper. Once plants are placed - make the outline of the bed. You can always get help with plants at you local garden Center. Have a great spring Here is a link that might be useful: More Garden Photos...See MoreFire and Ice VS Little Quick Fire
Comments (14)Thank you. I don't really care about fall color personally. The long cones of things like strawberry sundae I don't find attractive as I rather prefer the domed shape of Annabelle if she just wasn't so aggressive to take over real estate even after I thought I removed her. I also saw one photo that had a row of fire and ice and they looked a very blah shade of pink/beige and the florets were spaced far apart to make the scene all the worse.. Perhaps it was just a moment between two attractive colors, but it made me wonder what others have experienced. I look forward to any photos....See Morecearbhaill (zone 6b Eastern Kentucky)
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