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| I picked up this Hydrangea at the local supermarket in the florist dept. for my wife. I have had it for several years and it has maintained the pink color even though it's planted in acid soil. It has survived two of our Zone 8 winters with temps as low as the high singles. It came with no ID. Typical in a supermarket.
Thank you for any help you can offer. Mike  |
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| that looks like my Forever and Ever Summer Lace. It has remained pink even though everything around it is blue due to the soil. I picked 2 of mine up at the grocery (Price Chopper) and 1 at Lowes, so I know groceries were selling them |
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- Posted by gardengal48 PNW zone 8 (My Page) on Wed, Sep 26, 12 at 17:36
| Mike, it could also be a variety simply known as 'Pink Lacecap' - pretty creative name, huh?? Actually, I think that is a name assigned to a lot of these florist plants - the vast majority of which are unnamed (and non-patented) varieties. FWIW, 'Summer Lace' is variable in its coloring due to soil pH - can be blue just as easily as pink. Mike - yours may even be a serrata - these tend to be nearly always lacecaps and I've found their coloring rather stable compared to most macs. I think sometimes we rush to assign cultivar names to plants which maybe do not deserve them :-) Not all plants are registered cultivars, especially if seedling grown. Other than curiosity, is there a pressing need to ID this plant? |
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- Posted by Springwood_Gardens 6B Pittsburgh (My Page) on Thu, Sep 27, 12 at 18:46
| I agree; my summer lace looks just like this in structure, right down to the leaf size color and spacing. It only seems to bloom on old wood but is extremely bud hardy. |
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| Hi Mike...it looks a lot like my endless summer twist-n-shout ....the flower in the pic shown is a lot darker than the one in my garden...its a pic of a pic! Good luck! Kristine |
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| "I think sometimes we rush to assign cultivar names to plants which maybe do not deserve them :-) Not all plants are registered cultivars, especially if seedling grown. Other than curiosity, is there a pressing need to ID this plant?" GardenGal No pressing need to ID the Hydrangea. Guess I've been hanging out in the Conifer Forum too much. ;-) |
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- Posted by Springwood_Gardens 6B Pittsburgh (My Page) on Tue, Oct 2, 12 at 7:48
| Twist n shout has ruddy colored stems and darker leaves. I highly doubt the specimen in the photo would be that. |
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