retired outlaw Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 this Hydrangea is right off frount porch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyB Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 WOW nice ,what do you feed it ?? Spaghetti & Meatballs ?? very pretty . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 What a beauty! Thanks for the photo! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twitter Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 OMG!!! THAT is gorgeous!!! By the way...do you need flower pots and Christmas stuff, and is the donation box still at the Medicine Shoppe? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gnscc Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Do tell, how do you get it to bloom? Back in 2000 when we first moved into our house, my wife brought home this beautiful blue flower plant in a pot that she announced was a Hydrangea and instructed me to plant it in front of the house. The only time that plant had any flowers on it was when it was in the pot. The next summer, the plant started to grow BUT no flowers white or blue, and the thing has grown every summer since. I've tried to keep it trimmed down but it really got out of hand this year BUT it never gets flowers. It is probably as big as yours or even bigger but no flowers, just leaves. My wife wants it cut down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired outlaw Posted August 29, 2012 Author Share Posted August 29, 2012 this spring i cleaned it out removed dead branches thats all, from what i found out how old house is and how big trunk is i would think it is bout 100 yr old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The blue Hydrangeas are usually not hardy here or they need a specific PH to make blue flowers although there are now varieties on the market that will grow blue flowers reliably. Be wary when buying to make sure of what you are actually getting. Something from the supermarket is probably not going to be a good garden plant. Finding a good variety for here in PA would be a good thing to call your local Cooperative Extension about. http://extension.psu.edu/counties If you are referring to the BUDS Gardeners donation box, then yes, we can always use donations that would otherwise go into a landfill. We can use anything involving growing plants, and we always need supplies for the gift wrapping at the Mall the week before Christmas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Do tell, how do you get it to bloom? Back in 2000 when we first moved into our house, my wife brought home this beautiful blue flower plant in a pot that she announced was a Hydrangea and instructed me to plant it in front of the house. The only time that plant had any flowers on it was when it was in the pot. The next summer, the plant started to grow BUT no flowers white or blue, and the thing has grown every summer since. I've tried to keep it trimmed down but it really got out of hand this year BUT it never gets flowers. It is probably as big as yours or even bigger but no flowers, just leaves. My wife wants it cut down. The blue hydrangea that is most commonly sold is 'Nikko Blue'. Around here it is consistently blue and it is fully hardy as far as roots and stems are concerned. The problem is the flower buds. These plants set flower buds in the summer. That means that those buds have to survive the winter cold and winds for the plant to bloom. They rarely do. Mine is set in an angle between the porch and the house and I ocassionally get a flower or two. I used to pin the branches to the ground and cover them with pine needles in an attempt to keep the flower buds from freezing but that made the leaves come out very early in the spring. Then the pine needles had to be removed so that the leaves wouldn't rot and a late freeze would get the flower buds. Cutting this type of plant back in the fall or winter is a no-no or it will never bloom. If you are going to prune do it right after the plant blooms or in late spring. This gives the flower buds a chance to form over the summer. If you do have a white hydrangea that is bud hardy you might just be cutting off the flower buds or the branches that produce the flower buds every year. Hydrangeas mostly bloom on old wood (branches that grew last year) so pruning at the wrong time can keep the plant from blooming by either removing the formed flower buds or the wood on which they would form. That white one that Outlaw has is a winner. I suggest you go over to his house with a shovel and see if it has suckered. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollycan Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I have 4 around my house that have never bloomed..only the very first year as I was told by the previous owner. I read that you should prune them before the end of August...just a bit. I did and still no flowers. This year I am not trimming them at all...and we'll see what happens next year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I think August is too late if you have the kind that blooms on old wood. This explains it fairly well. There are a few that you can prune at any time. You just have to know what you have. http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/pruning.html You can always experiment a bit on parts of the bush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted August 30, 2012 Share Posted August 30, 2012 Godo Hydrangea pruning tips: http://www.ca.uky.edu/hla/dunwell/hydprun.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired outlaw Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 it has changed color Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 WE used to call the one my parents had a "Snowball Bush". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retired outlaw Posted September 22, 2012 Author Share Posted September 22, 2012 better pic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Rider Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 WE used to call the one my parents had a "Snowball Bush". Isn't the Snowball Bush a Viburnum? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ridge Rider Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 The blue Hydrangeas are usually not hardy here or they need a specific PH to make blue flowers although there are now varieties on the market that will grow blue flowers reliably. Be wary when buying to make sure of what you are actually getting. Something from the supermarket is probably not going to be a good garden plant. Finding a good variety for here in PA would be a good thing to call your local Cooperative Extension about. http://extension.psu.edu/counties If you are referring to the BUDS Gardeners donation box, then yes, we can always use donations that would otherwise go into a landfill. We can use anything involving growing plants, and we always need supplies for the gift wrapping at the Mall the week before Christmas. That must be why I've had trouble with them here. Down South when grown in semi shade they will stay blue, if too much sun gets to them they turn pink. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petee Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Snowball bushes normally bloom in the spring or early summer. http://www.finegardening.com/plantguide/viburnum-macrocephalum-chinese-snowball-viburnum.aspx Hydrangea blooms in the late summer or fall. http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/ Plant both and have flowers at different times of the year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lavender Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Yeah, they do that in the fall. They are pretty dried. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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