Color of Forever and Ever versus Endless Summer

14 years ago

Does anyone grow both Endless Summer and Forever and Ever? Are their colors identical, or does Forever and Ever have a slightly more intense color? I currently have an Endless Summer and am considering putting a Forever and Ever next to it. I am wondering, however, if they will just look like two of the same plant.

Also, my Endless Summer is "Nikko Blue" colored, so my soil must be pretty acid. I don't want to change the acidity because the rhododendrons seem pretty happy.

Lois in PA

Comments (5)

ditas
14 years ago
Hi Lois - I have 2 of each - You are fortunate to have a naturally acidic soil & don't have to fool around with 'Starbucks' grounds/drinks & Alum.Sulf. doses! In my more alkalinic soil F&E might be slightly deeper pink than ES if I left them alone. In '08 I experimented a bit & succeeded to make 1 of my ES to produce a shrubful of pastel blossoms (blue, lavender, pink & even bi-coloured pastels - all in 1 plant) This season, no such luck, a mere 8 0r 9 total blossoms between both ES - all pink, due to harsh Winter.

F&E, as well gave 5 blossoms on 1 plant this '09, due to harsh Winter & came up a dwarf size(suits me just fine - just like 'Pia'), at 10" tall 15"wide, however, responded to coffee/A.S. drinks - 1 cluster is the sweetest periwinkle blue, 2 of her 7" clusters, were the usual pink, 1 a baby-powder-pink & 5th is still a baby cluster (lavender, I hope)! The other F&E, just grew taller, 0 blooms!

In '08 I rated F&E a better plant over all, than ES ... sturdier canes & able to handle blossoms, more up-right. F&E may perhaps, tend to produce less blossoms but less, fragile looking & shaped more like an upside-down soup-bowl, than ES's ball shape. I tend to favor F&E over ES for these qualities.

FWIW - Sorry for giving more info than you asked for. Â:(
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loisthegardener_nc7b
Original Author
14 years ago
Oh, it's all good information, and thank you for answering.... Different colored flower clusters on the same plant sounds so cool; makes me wish I didn't have the rhodies to think about.

So, if the Forever and Ever is a deeper pink for you, then it would probably be purplish or lavender for me, and at least a little different in color/shade from the Endless Summer.

Thanks again!

Lois in PA
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ditas
14 years ago
Hi again Lois - Here is a link of my '08 ES with multi pastel blossoms ... you be the judge ... click to enlarge pic.

I'll post F&E later ... have to prep the album for sharing yet.

I'm glad my comments helped! Â;)

Here is a link that might be useful: Endless Summer blossoms
madeyna
14 years ago
My F&E have a much larger flower and much darker flower than any of my endless summers. All the endless summers I have seen tend to be more on the pastel side of the color range.
ditas
14 years ago
Hi again Lois - I'm so mesmerized by dwarfette, F&E (Pia's size still) - the colors I described earlier, are changing ever so gradually, each day w/ sips of coffee!!! Â;) F&E#1 proceeds w/ her growth but 0 blooms! :-( ... In '08 2 of her blossoms measured 10"x9.5" the rest avg 7"- huge for a 2' plant!

The ESs have not added any more blossoms, to the original 8 bet them nor have they improved w/ application of A.S. - they are shooting up tho!

I'm documenting w/ photos ... will share later.