Endless Summer Hydrangea

Hydrangea Endless Summer, H. macrophlla, offers endless possibilities for your garden. This is why it has become one of the most famous perennial shrubs to come along in a very long time.

This collection, which now includes a white mophead called "Blushing Bride", began with a single plant - Endless Summer The Original. This plant has been proven in recent years to be an outstanding addition to any garden. They can be used as specimen plants in a perennial bed, or they may be greater in a shady spot under a tree. They can be pink or blue depending on the type of soil you have planted them in. To get them to bloom blue ground must be made of aluminum with a pH of 5.0. For a pink color, the soil must be non-aluminum, neutral or alkaline.

This plant has been intensively studied at the University of Georgia. Their greenhouse, nursery, and all field data has shown that it has flowers on new growth, medium green foliage has a flat, moderate moisture sensitivity; estimate of 3 to 5 feet tall and width; suffered cold damage in the tests, but the new shoots develop flower buds and fully expressed inflorescences (flowers).

It blooms in May and June with a second thorough rinse in October and November. Studies have shown that when the flowers are removed, it must be 10 to 12 weeks before new shoots develop fully inflorescences companies. For color continuous, the gardener can remove half of the inflorescences (flowers), allowing the rest to dry on the plant while the new shoots are producing flower buds for the late fall. Endless Summer The reason can flourish as long as the heads are not really colored flowers at all. Instead, they are actually sepals that are sterile and grouped in clusters of 3 to 5. The fertile florets in the center of the cluster and are very small.

If you have these beautiful plants in your yard, you'll probably be tempted to bring some flowers inside for you and your family happy. Hydrangeas make wonderful bouquets and hydrangea Endless Summer is no exception. Many people make wedding bouquets of blue hydrangea for their special day. The trick is to water the plants thoroughly the day before cutting and plunge immediately into a bucket of warm clean water with a little bleach to kill bacteria. Remove lower leaves that will be under water. If wilting occurs, place the stems in boiling water for a few seconds. If you prefer, brush heads can be dried easily even if you wait until later in their flowering period, when they are almost dry on the bush.

Endless Summer hydrangeas bloom on old and new growth. It's a good thing because so often if we get a frost in late season, many varieties of hydrangeas that grow only on new growth, will not bloom this year. That's why we love the hydrangea Endless Summer so.

With these beauties, you'll have all the flowers were pink or blue depending on the variety you have chosen. Be sure and check with your local garden center or online catalogs to buy your copy today for a perennial that blooms all summer.