What Mac Hydrangeas are blooming 1st for you this year?

11 years ago

I have a 4 way tie...lol... Between FE Summer Lace, ES TwistnShout, ES Blushing Bride & LD Starlight. My regular ES's look to be right behind the for 2nd place. I thought my hydrangeas I over winter in the Garage were going to bloom 1st. But these above powered right past them.

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hokierustywilliamsbu
11 years ago
BB, ES, Twist and Shout and Forever and Ever and David Ramsey and Oak Hill are in full bloom with Redstar, Nikko, Blue Wave and Merritts Supreme right behind. Big Daddy and Ayesha are much futher behind....
October_Gardens
11 years ago
Of those I overwintered this past season...

Blooming first:
Blushing Bride (blooms before completely leafing out? Goofy!)
Mme Mouillere (garage pots)
Mathilda Gutges (garage pot - only 6" tall plant - goofy!)

Medium Sized Buds:
ES Twist n Shout
FE Summer Lace
Dooley
David Ramsey

Small Buds:
Venice
Blackberries & Cream (bud on crown stem long since purchase this spring)
FE Fantasia
Brestenburg (on crown stems!)

No Buds:
FE Early Sensation
FE alternate original (different leaves)
FE Peppermint
Pink N Pretty (bud kill)
Compacta (bud kill)
Merritt's Supreme (bud kill - babies anyway)
Lemon Daddy (nothing from leafed out buds)
Unnamed (Nikko? bud kill)
Harlequin (garage pot)
Pia (garage pot)
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hydrangeasnohio
Original Author
11 years ago
Just did a quick walk around the yard. My FE Peppermint is not showing buds, but it is typically behind the rest. Also I have a FE Original and 2 Togethers not showing buds. But have others of the same kind showing small buds. So I imagine they are just a little behind and are ones who took the worse of Spring frost/freezes. Every other Mac in my yard is showing something at least!! 1st year for me that my Blushing Brides didnt clearly win 1st place for blooming 1st in my yard.
anniegolden
11 years ago
From most to least, this is the order (pics taken today):

Species hydrangea (my favorite)

Pia

ES Blushing Bride

Nikko Blue - still in bud.

Christine
October_Gardens
11 years ago
Correction - My Lemon Daddy is showing a couple of florets from buds 2-3 inches down from where a couple terminal buds were killed. Very nice.

The only sad thing about this year is that my area got hit the hardest with late freezes. Everything would've been in full bloom if it weren't for getting slammed in late April after things started growing around St. Pat's day.

This is even a weird year for paniculata. My Quick Fire had a bloom on every stem last year and this year there are only about 10 buds on 100+ stems in full sun with plenty of moisture!