Hydrangeas stems falling down
leivaida
3 years ago
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Comments (13)I would like to suggest a little project if you have the space and time. Try growing H. paniculata from seed. Gather the seed in Oct-Nov by placing a dried flower head in a zip-lok bag and shake. Tilt the bag so a corner is down and the dust you see in the bottom is the seed. Clean away all the chaff and store the seed in a cool place until you're ready to sow. Seed germinates in 7-10 days and a first year plant can be 12-14 inches tall depending on how many times you pinch back the new growth. I usually repot 4 times during the first year growing season. I suggest a cold frame the first winter and plant out the following spring. Protect from deer if they are around. The plant may bloom that year, but the key here is to get some growth and structure. Will definitely bloom the next year and third year some plants should grow to 4-5 feet tall. This is very easy to do and the differences in plants is fun to watch. I use Pink Diamond seed exclusively for this and grow some every year. I also am a volunteer grower for an arboretum and we did this with four different seed sources and now have a bed of 55 in their 4th year. Lots of differences in these plants and many mimic the cultivars we are now seeing in the retail trade. If you need a seed source, email me and I can provide you with plenty. Marshall...See MoreSmall green flies boring into hydrangea stems! Help!
Comments (1)Sounds like cane borers. I remember ditas was having this problem with a Hyushu Hydrangea Tree and posted a question maybe 2 years ago....See MoreWeak stems on my anna bell hydrangeas
Comments (12)Yep, use Marie's method. Extended heavy rains will still bring it all down, but yeah it's the kinks you want to avoid. I actually use Marie's method plus nylon twine lassos 18" up and then again about 30" up. It's arbitrary when to lasso, but I'd recommend doing it as the blooms are opening rather than trying to gather and lasso a fully splayed out plant....See MoreBlack Stem Bigleaf Hydrangea - anyone growing it?
Comments (20)Here is a link to a new cloud server for my photo editor Zoner. Hopefully it will work. It was pouring like he## today and very dark so we will have to try these photos of the garden that were taken in spring '14. Lots of changes since then but it will give an idea. The rock terrace work was all in when we bought the house but almost no plants except the trees and a few rhodies. We put in some of the flag stone paths, lower steps and all handrails. All hydrangeas and other woodlands were added over the last ten years. The front garden - strip next to sidewalk - was all roses, geraniums and annuals 5 years ago. lol Every garden in the development has or had one of the maples - but most are sheared into an ugly mushroom shape. In fact - most of the other gardens have landscapes pruned by shearing the trees and shrubs into squares, globes and grown up bonsai. Hope the link works Link to sps garden...See Moreleivaida
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