Our Hydrangea

 We get many questions about our famous, giant hydrangea.  There is alot of credit go around for them in the most recent years, Cheryl  (aka Ms. Mole) has been handling their primary care.

Here is a summary of her most recent thoughts about them!

"We are working on the annual pruning required to make them grow the giant flower trusses, that everyone loves.  The hydrangeas at Veasey are called 'hydrangea paniculata grandiflora', a.k.a. peegee hydrangeas.  They bloom on this year's growth and have all spring and summer to grow and form buds.  They then bloom in August.

Their color is dependent on the weather, not the soil acidity.  The severe annual pruning makes the flowers bigger; if left alone they would just have little blobs of flowers. They are hardier than the blue flowered variety, which blooms on old growth that frequently gets killed over the winter this far north. "

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After:

Here are some pictures of two fabulous and indispensable volunteers, Jack and Cheryl doing the annual pruning.

We are going to keep you posted on how they bloom.