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| Diane Epps 2005-09-24, 8:21 am |
| Can anyone tell me which variety of hydrangea has bright red colour during
the winter. The ordinary pink ones seem to go a wishy washy brown colour.
TIA
Diane
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| Chris Hogg 2005-09-24, 1:21 pm |
| On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:36:19 GMT, "Diane Epps"
<epps@spamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
>Can anyone tell me which variety of hydrangea has bright red colour during
>the winter. The ordinary pink ones seem to go a wishy washy brown colour.
>TIA
>Diane
Hydrangeas are deciduous, they drop their leaves in winter. The flower
heads also die, but usually remain as brown dead heads over winter,
which is what you are describing. AFAIK there aren't any that retain a
coloured flower head.
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| Sue Begg 2005-09-24, 3:21 pm |
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>Hydrangeas are deciduous, they drop their leaves in winter. The flower
>heads also die, but usually remain as brown dead heads over winter,
>which is what you are describing. AFAIK there aren't any that retain a
>coloured flower head.
>
>
I know what Diane means but I'm afraid I don't know the variety. I have
seen them overwintering with the dried flower head still in place but
coloured a deep maroon rather than the dirty brown of the usual sorts.
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| Janet Baraclough 2005-09-24, 8:21 pm |
| The message <dakaj19dcu72qu9pgjlgq72p7qvi3bmcdd@4ax.com>
from Chris Hogg <me@privacy.net> contains these words:
> On Sat, 24 Sep 2005 10:36:19 GMT, "Diane Epps"
> <epps@spamblueyonder.co.uk> wrote:
[color=darkred]
> Hydrangeas are deciduous, they drop their leaves in winter. The flower
> heads also die, but usually remain as brown dead heads over winter,
> which is what you are describing. AFAIK there aren't any that retain a
> coloured flower head.
Depends on climate and location. It's mild here, and in sheltered
areas blue and red hydrangeas retain their dried flowers, colours and
most leaves, through most of winter. In windier areas thay all blow off
:-)
Sorry I don't know names of red ones though, I had a nameless pink
one which I moved five yards and it's now bright blue.
Janet
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| Ornata 2005-09-30, 8:21 am |
| <<Can anyone tell me which variety of hydrangea has bright red colour
during
the winter. The ordinary pink ones seem to go a wishy washy brown
colour.
TIA
Diane >>
Diane, if you find out, please post a reply. I would also love to
know. Every autumn I pass numerous front gardens with large mophead
hydrangeas that are turning from pink to deep wine-red. The foliage
also is flushed the same colour. Unfortunately the one in my garden
turns that disappointing "wishy washy brown colour"! I bought a
Hydrangea serrata 'Preziosa', thinking this was the one I was looking
for, but I'm not sure it is.
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