Endless Summer hydrangeas getting spindly
Jason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
3 years ago
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Endless Summer Hydrangea not doing well
Comments (6)I agree with everything said. No fert. let them establish, sounds like too much shade, but they are fine, winding down especially for new plantings. However, all you have is 5b, but I will highly recommend winter protecting them. I know they are marketed as winter hardy, and they'll make it. But, if you want blooms next year, especially with the amount of shade, I would wrap them up for the winter after freezing temps. I use burlap stuffed with straw. You can also use leaves. Huge difference after experimenting with uncovered vs. covered here in Northeast Ohio. Just one example; http://forums.gardenweb.com/forums/load/hydra/msg0821023324059.html?22...See MoreEndless Summers of no blooms...I have hydrangea-cidal tendencies!
Comments (6):-) LOL...I love that, it will be my new name for them now! Thanks for the comment, I feel better knowing it's not just me. I can get most kinds of plants to perform, even some fairly fussy roses, but these guys baffle me, no discernable rhyme or reason I could figure out as to why they bloomed some or not at all. They were giving me a gardening confidence crisis... I even sort-of did winter protect them last year with some soil (I was winter protecting some first year roses and had a bit of dirt left over). So at least I would have thought they'd improve, relative to other years. And they didn't have the stress of die-back after they'd broken dormancy as far as I know. Maybe they just don't like our la Nina years, or I looked at them wrong. No idea... I think that, rather than commit hydrangeacide quite yet, in spring I'll move the one in the back to a new location that is more of an North-western side location, not quite as much sun and a little wetter. That spot isn't so great for roses anyway, and the hydrangea foliage should at least not be stressed for water or fried in the sun there. They are pretty foliage plants, when they aren't in places where I'm constantly eying their spot and thinking how many flowers I'd have if I had a rose there instead... Thanks again!...See MoreWhy do endless summer hydrangeas get less floriferous every year?
Comments (17)I am NJ too. I have two Nikko Blue hydrangeas that are 4' x 4', but barely bloom each year (might get 4 or 5 blooms) and a 2 yr old ES that bloomed pretty well this year (better than year 1) but hasn't rebloomed yet (if it's going to). The worst part about them is that they look pretty sad and droopy in the NJ heat and humidity during the day, so without the blooms they are pretty ugly. I did plant my first serrata (Tuff Stuff) last fall, but that hasn't had a single bloom this year. It's growing, so seems to be doing ok otherwise, but it's been extremely disappointing. I might give up on all Hydrangeas :P Oh and about the rooting...I took a cutting from the serrata in May and it rooted easily in a few weeks (and I'm no propagation expert...just stuck it in some peat moss and put a zip lock baggie over it). I was bold and even planted it in the ground towards the end of June and it's doing great, so now I have 2 non-blooming serratas :P...See Moreis all summer beauty the same as Endless summer/endless summer BS?
Comments (23)Sorry but that is not supportable evidence. And/or is grossly out of date. There is no mention of Semperflorens anywhere on the Esveld website. Nor is there any locatable documentation to support the notion that Pieter Zwijnenburg had anything to do with its introduction. Still not buying this without better documentation/proof....See MoreJason, zone 7A, near Greensboro NC
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