Latin: Hydrangea macrophylla TWIST-N-SHOUT 'PIIHM-I' (PPAF)
Swedish: Hortensia Endless Summer Twist-n-shout
English: Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout Bigleaf Hydrangea
I have seen this plant in plant schools a few times and they always looked very beautiful. They are supposed to get either blue or pink flowers depending on soil type used, but this plant seems to keep pink and I do not have any complaints. Apart from the fact that it gets somewhat brownish flowers, I still think their form is special and unique and their color brilliant. Note also that the leaves have a very darkish shadow that gives this plant an additional "something special".
(28/7-2011) The plant is not growing very quickly and the flowers to look little sad rather often. Have started now to cut away the brownish flowers and let us hope new ones will thrive:
And by the way, they are still pink: either the soil is not peat or the flowers don't care about acidity and the producer's only telling bull....
Historical background
Bought this plant on Sunday 29/5-2011 at Blomstertorget in Linköping. We were though able to plant it today, Tuesday 31/5-2011 only as the garden makeover took much longer than planned. Today the sour flower bed was kind of finished. We planted it into something that was supposedly peat, which is what hydrangea should get as far as I understood. As I did not trust the guy that delivered the "peat" or whatever he called peat, we actually had a drive to Plantagen and purchased a bag of good quality peat to have in the vicinity of the roots... Better safe than sorry...
The color though will be pink in alkaline soils and blue in acidic soils. Let us see if we like the blue and if we don't we'll have to move the guy to a place with alkaline soil instead.
Height: Top point 40cm
2/7-2011: Flowers are now present. They are very beautiful according to my taste. But unclear why they are not blue at all. On the other side, I like exactly as they are.
I am though little worried about the fact that the flowers get easily "dried out". I wonder why this is the case.
Note 28/7-2011 - gave the plant a sprincle of rhododendron fertilizer. Let us see if it helps.
Producer's Description
According to Splendor plant, Twist-n-shout in the Endless Summer® Collection produces abundant blooms on both old and new wood all summer long. Lacy deep-pink centers are surrounded by gorgeous blossoms of pink or periwinkle blue, depending on soil type. Sturdy red stems and glossy deep green leaves turn red-burgundy in fall to offer year-round interest in the garden. Easy to care for and hardy to zone 4, Twist-n-Shout is an elegant stand-alone specimen, dramatic in combination with other plants, and compact enough for containers.
Flowering time: Flowers all season long, repeat blooms
Height and width: about 1,5m
Hardiness: Zone 1-4
Producer's Instructions
Partial shade
Keep soil moist
Fertilizing: Slow release fertilizer in spring, no feeding after August 15th
Swedish: Hortensia Endless Summer Twist-n-shout
English: Endless Summer Twist-n-Shout Bigleaf Hydrangea
I have seen this plant in plant schools a few times and they always looked very beautiful. They are supposed to get either blue or pink flowers depending on soil type used, but this plant seems to keep pink and I do not have any complaints. Apart from the fact that it gets somewhat brownish flowers, I still think their form is special and unique and their color brilliant. Note also that the leaves have a very darkish shadow that gives this plant an additional "something special".
(28/7-2011) The plant is not growing very quickly and the flowers to look little sad rather often. Have started now to cut away the brownish flowers and let us hope new ones will thrive:
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Historical background
Bought this plant on Sunday 29/5-2011 at Blomstertorget in Linköping. We were though able to plant it today, Tuesday 31/5-2011 only as the garden makeover took much longer than planned. Today the sour flower bed was kind of finished. We planted it into something that was supposedly peat, which is what hydrangea should get as far as I understood. As I did not trust the guy that delivered the "peat" or whatever he called peat, we actually had a drive to Plantagen and purchased a bag of good quality peat to have in the vicinity of the roots... Better safe than sorry...
Height: Top point 40cm
2/7-2011: Flowers are now present. They are very beautiful according to my taste. But unclear why they are not blue at all. On the other side, I like exactly as they are.
I am though little worried about the fact that the flowers get easily "dried out". I wonder why this is the case.
Note 28/7-2011 - gave the plant a sprincle of rhododendron fertilizer. Let us see if it helps.
Producer's Description
According to Splendor plant, Twist-n-shout in the Endless Summer® Collection produces abundant blooms on both old and new wood all summer long. Lacy deep-pink centers are surrounded by gorgeous blossoms of pink or periwinkle blue, depending on soil type. Sturdy red stems and glossy deep green leaves turn red-burgundy in fall to offer year-round interest in the garden. Easy to care for and hardy to zone 4, Twist-n-Shout is an elegant stand-alone specimen, dramatic in combination with other plants, and compact enough for containers.
Flowering time: Flowers all season long, repeat blooms
Height and width: about 1,5m
Hardiness: Zone 1-4
Producer's Instructions
Partial shade
Keep soil moist
Fertilizing: Slow release fertilizer in spring, no feeding after August 15th
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