![]() No, hydrangeas aren’t roses, but they provide three beautiful seasons of interest, and compared to roses, hydrangeas are so easy care it’s hard to believe. ‘Ruby Slippers’ resides at the end of the garden where she took over for my ‘New Dawn’ roses, the first to succumb to Rose Rosette back when I barely knew what was happening. However, ‘Ruby Slippers’ wins for dealing best with intense sunllight. paniculata ‘Limelight.’ The paniculata (panicle) group can take a lot of sun as can some quercifolia (oakleaf) hydrangeas. My second-favorite hydrangeas are in a tie. Later, blooms turn red starting from the bottom and moving upward. Hydrangea quercifolia ‘Ruby Slippers’ just beginning to bloom at the back arbor. ‘Annabelle’ is hardy to USDA Zone 3, and it gets 4 to 5 ft tall by 6 ft wide. Mine is much too small to do everything I want. Note: if you ever get a greenhouse, build it twice the size you think you need. I’ve rooted many cuttings for friends, and I think I’ll root more for overwintering in the greenhouse. ‘Annabelle’ just gets better and better each year. ![]() arborescens ‘Annabelle’ and pollinators drunk with nectar joy Hybridizers have tried to improve upon ‘Annabelle,’ but for my money, they haven’t yet. We need to plant more native plants in our gardens. ‘Annabelle’ was found in Anna, Illinois, and it’s native to southern Missouri, Oklahoma and even Louisiana. In fact, it is covered with many different creatures all summer long. Hi Wanda!įor those of us worried about pollinators, it’s also the hydrangea that pollinators love. arborescens ‘Annabelle.’ The beautiful ‘Annabelle’ has lived in my garden for many years and grew from two small cuttings rooted by my friend, Wanda Faller. arborescens ‘Annabelle’įirst up, of course, is H. Note: click on the photos in the galleries to make them larger. These young plants are now growing into good anchor plants for herbaceous beds and borders. As you know, I lost many roses to Rose Rosette Disease, and I used hydrangeas and native shrubs to replace roses in my garden. There are old favorites and new ones to love. If your garden is small, but mighty, choose one of the dwarf types I feature in this post. Choose wisely because hydrangeas live for a very long time, and many of them take up a lot of gardening room. Do you like hydrangeas, but despair of growing them in hot and sunny Oklahoma? Here are several hydrangeas for Oklahoma’s finicky climate.
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