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Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: First blooms on a new plant. This one lights up my shade garden.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Newly planted gallon-sized plant. It seems to be thriving in its shady location.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-18

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: First blooms on a new plant. They open lighter pink than I expected.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Cluster of buds.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Stem, scape, stalk or bark
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: New growth is green and flexible, while older stems are woody.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Buds beginning to open. Lowest blooms open first, then gradually open up the pannicle.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Leaves with a tiny cluster of buds in the center.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Close-up of pristine, newly opened blossoms.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Very full, rounded flower head. Finally coming into its own in its third year.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: In my alkaline soil, this hydrangea is becoming more and more pink. This image shows how the colors change as the blooms mature.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Blooms reliably, and nearly glows in the garden. Lovely blooms!
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Bud swelling and preparing to open.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Leaves
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: July 19, 2013
Caption: Probably planted in too much shade. It seems to lean toward the sunlight.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: 2013-07-19

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 15, 2013
Caption: Huskers Red Penstemon blooms.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: Spring 2013

Gallery: Entire plant
Date submitted: July 15, 2013
Caption: This clematis loved the cool, damp spring in my mother's garden this year!
Photo location: Knoxville, Iowa
Date of photo: June 2013

Gallery: Bloom
Date submitted: July 15, 2013
Caption: This is when the bloom is older, and the outer petals have fallen away. The center continues to open and become fuller.
Photo location: Knoxville, Iowa
Date of photo: June 2013

Gallery: Closeup of buds, sepals and receptacles
Date submitted: July 15, 2013
Caption: Buds in varying degrees of opening.
Photo location: Mackinaw, Illinois
Date of photo: June 2013