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Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 19:06
| Hi,
I bought an unmarked shrub at the garden center and no one there could tell me what it was. I heard lilac and spirea, but I think it is a hydrangea, but I'd like to know which one. If anyone could tell me, it would be very much appreciated! Thanks! |
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- Posted by lilies_and_roses 1a (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 19:12
| The pictures I took aren't the best, so I thought I'd add that the shrub has yellow-green serrated leaves and pink buds that open to creamy white flowers. |
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| P. type Hydrangea...maybe quickfire. |
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| "P. type hydrangea" means Hydrangea paniculata, which is blooming now in my area too. |
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- Posted by chapelhillgardener 7a NC OrangeCo (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 21:46
| Has Quickfire's red stems. If the flowers gradually turn red, that's what I'd say it is. It's a sun-tolerant hydrangea. |
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- Posted by lilies_and_roses 1a (My Page) on Sat, Aug 8, 09 at 23:37
| Does quick fire have pink buds and pink centers on the flowers when the flowers are still white? |
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| The buds might appear pink, the centers are not pink at first but over 1 - 2 weeks they will start to turn pink. The more I look at the stems, you may have Pink Diamond Hydrangea. The stems aren't red enough to be Quickfire on such a young plant. Are you really in Zone 1a? If so if you plan to keep this plant outside over winter it will cash out. |
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- Posted by chapelhillgardener 7a NC OrangeCo (My Page) on Sun, Aug 9, 09 at 11:09
| We had young Quickfires at our garden center this season, and the stems were distinctly red. They all sold before the buds opened fully, so I can't answer the early flower color question ... just watch and see if they turn red with maturity. |
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- Posted by lilies_and_roses 1a (My Page) on Sun, Aug 9, 09 at 13:21
| Thanks guys! Whaas, we are technically 1a, some even say 0b, but because of the very generous snow cover we get, we can plant up to zone 4 depending on the wind protection the plant will get etc. |
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| I have to ask, lilies and roses, where on this continent is a zone 1a? Or for that matter, where in the world? Seriously, I need to look at a map to even imagine somewhere that cold outside of the Arctic Circle or the top of Mt. Washington. I get cold thinking about it! |
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| Have you changed the pictures on photobucket? The ones I see are clearly roses, not hydrangeas. |
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| Cool! Its a morphing Hydrangea! lol. |
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| I sure hope the morphing hydrangea smells great too! Hee hee hee! |
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- Posted by mycitygarden 5 (My Page) on Tue, Aug 18, 09 at 11:20
| I LOVE my quickfire hydrangea & if I saw the right photos, that's not one. My quickfire does not have serrated leaves. MCG |
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| Looks like a rose to me too,I don't think Hydrangers have serrated leaves either. |
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