We moved here 5 yrs. ago and on one entire side of the house are about 8 or 9 hydrangeas, full grown..I have no idea what type they are. I know they are not mophead or lace caps. I would like to offer some of these to anybody willing to come and dig them out but feel that I must know the variety before I advertise. They can have them FREE but neither of us can physically dig them up. I'm in the Mid-Atlantic gardening region, in Montgomery County, Md. When would be the best time for them to be dug up? Fall?
How can I identify my hydrangea variety?
Posting pictures would be the best way to get them ID'd--someone can at least tell you what species they are if not what cultivar.
Sorry but I don't know how to post pictures; still working on learning to use my digital camera.
The best time to transplant is when the plants are dormant (the leaves have dried out and fallen).
Here are some links to help you determine which one you have. My thanks go to Judith King's www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com and other online sources.
Lacecaps look like this:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/images/lanarth_white.jpg
Arborescens look like this:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/images/annabelle_head.jpg
Note: Native to the US; has big blooms -usually white-; some Arborescens have lacecap blooms
Oakleaf hydrangeas look like this:
http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/images/double_single.jpg
Note: the leaves resemble oak leaves.
Paniculatas look like this:
http://images.search.yahoo.com/images/view?back=http%3A%2F%2Fimages.search.yahoo.com%2Fsearch%2Fimages%3F_adv_prop%3Dimage%26va%3Dhydrangea%2Blimelight%26fr%3Dslv8-tyc7&w=500&h=491&imgurl=farm2.static.flickr.com%2F1315%2F976733392_fdb5222488.jpg&rurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.flickr.com%2Fphotos%2F7684055%40N08%2F976733392%2F&size=224k&name=Licht+und+Schatt...&p=hydrangea+limelight&oid=b4e581757a2200c0&fr2=&fusr=dolorix&lic=1&no=12&tt=565&sigr=11jsufaos&sigi=11lemj4e8&sigb=130f1ljjp
Note: the blooms are panicle or cone shaped.
Serratas look like this:
http://www.liners.npnurseries.com/resources/Hydrangea+Blue+Bird.png
Note: the leaves have a serrated look.
This message was edited May 18, 2010 2:28 AM
Luis_pr....
I am curious.....I have a similar situation as Pippi21...in that when I moved into my house 14 years ago, thee were many hydrangeas already growing (& large) on one side of the house.
After viewing your links.....I think my blooms look like the Arborescens.....however my blooms are mostly pink....but I do have one with blue blooms.
Is is possible that mine are Arborescens?
Thanks!!
Dee
Probably not, Dee. The only arborescens that I know of have white blooms, with the exception of the new Hydrangea Invincible Spirit. I.S. is just another Annabelle but with pink-only blooms (ie, pink regardles of whether the soil is alklaine or acidic). Look at the leaves. The arborescens leaves are more heart shaped than Macrophylla leaves.