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Does anyone recognize this hydrangea?

last year

This is a plant I was given about about 12 years ago by a friend who hybridized hydrangeas as a hobby. This was one he was unsure of what he had crossed (it was a wee plant at the time and he gave it to me to "see what it does"). In recent years, it has bloomed with a majority of plant bearing these beautiful, serrated sepal flowers. In the past few years, a back (smaller) portion has been blooming a pure white with no scallops/serrations. I assume this reflects one of the parents. I absolutely love the dainty lavender blue flowers. Any thoughts what it might be (or have been a cross between, since I am quite sure it was one of his hybrid experiments)? I'm attaching pics of the both (taken from the same plant on the same day).

Also... what is the best way to propagate the lavender portion of the shrub (to try to be sure to GET the lavender flowers and not the white)?

Many thanks in advance!

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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
last year
If it is a home bred hybrid, it is just a NOID/unidentified lacecap hydrangea. Name it after your generous friend if you like :-)

Hydrangeas are easy to propagate by cuttings.
ctlady_gw
Original Author
last year
Great idea... it was definitely home-bred. I was just curious if there was a way to figure out the parentage (I don't know anything about hybridizing hydrangeas but just assume you would cross for features you wanted, like the color or size or ... scalloped sepals. If I root one of the lavender branches (either anchoring to the ground to root, or cutting and rooting), am I likely to get the serrated lavender blooms on the rooted offspring?
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gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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Cuttings taken from the branches with the lavender flowers with scalloped edges should be exact replicas.
ctlady_gw thanked gardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
ctlady_gw
Original Author
last year
Thanks, all! I'm going to try cuttings of both the lavender and the white branches. And I will give the whole plant a name (might have to be hyphenated ... :)

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