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Ruby Slippers


Munchkin

Very nice. Reminds me of my blooms a few months ago. My Ruby Slippers blooms are now starting to turn green and some are progressing to pink.

Mine may be running a little behind this year after the chilly spring that we had...

Invivncibelle Spirit


Pee Gee

The ones here tend to bloom earlier than they do in IL and the northeast. Like April. I saw an Incrediball Blush at a plant nursery that looked similar to your Spirit.

There's one called Invincibelle Ruby that looks pretty similar, too. I bought a small one of those last year. How do you keep your hydrangea healthy looking in your Texas heat?

Shade by 10-11am, lots of mulch, locations away from windy spots, lots of water and strict monitoring of soil moisture.

Hydrangea 'Golden Crane'

springcolor said:

• Chinese Hydrangea (Hydrangea chinensis Golden Crane®)
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Hydrangea 'Golden Crane'

Wow! Love this! The petals are really unusual.

I loved it so much bought it twice. Oops

springcolor said:I loved it so much bought it twice. Oops

I don't blame you! I couldn't find much information when I googled it. Not sure if it is hardy for my zone 5b? Would love to add that one to my want list.

I read zone 6-9. You have a micro climate in your garden?

Not even going to try! I've lost too many border line plants. I'll just enjoy your pictures.

I added a bunch of hydrangeas this year and feel its cheating to post their pics. Figure i'll post them next year when their really mine. Weird i know.

Invincibelle Ruby bloom. I just got this one last year. I like the bright colored blooms.

Rose1656 said:Invincibelle Ruby bloom. I just got this one last year. I like the bright colored blooms.

man that's the reddest hydrangea i've see. Does it stay small?

In its first few years, it is more tall 4' than wide 3' but hydrangea arborescens likes to propagate via suckers so given enough time, it will get wider because it is propagating via suckers.

Hydrangea arborescens 'INCREDIBALL BLUSH' 6/2021 Smooth- (Ranney, 2017) Smooth Hydrangea or wild hydrangea, Mature size: 4x4', Blush Pink to dark pink, then green., USDA Hardiness Zone 3-9, Michigan Bloom Month 6c, In Garden Bed H1,3b for 4.0 YEARS (Bluestone). Planted in 2017.

Hydrangea arborescens 'NCHA4' was developed (2017, pp28280) by Dr. Thomas G. Ranney of North Carolina State University and Spring Meadow Nursery, Grand Haven, Michigan. Marketed as the INCREDIBALL® series of hydrangeas. Large ball shaped flowers on stout (new wood) stems. Pale pink buds followed by blush pink flowers that darken to a deep pink. Flowers age to a light green. Basically, a pink version of Hydrangea arborescens 'Annabelle'

Photo by F.D.Richards, SE Michigan. Additional photos of this plant from 2017, 18, 19, 20, 21:

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Munchkin


Does Ruby Slippers spread with runners or seed? I've always had babies close to the plant, so I thought it was runners. Look how far away this baby is from the original plant!

I do not get runners/suckers but I have so many oak trees that it is hard to tell where the babies originate from and if they are hydrangeas or not.

I have much better luck with the oak leafs than I do any other.