Question From:
Anna in Highgate, Adelaide SA
Nature of problem:
looking for a hydrangea I used to grow
Type of Plant (if known):
hydrangea
Symptoms of Plant Illness (please try NOT to diagnose your problems yourself):
none
Soil Type (e.g. sandy, clay or loam) OR Potting Mix Type:
neutral well nourished
How often do you water the plant:
when required – soil enriched so holds water well
How many hours of sunlight does the plant get each day:
morning sun only
What type of plant is it:
hydrangea – picture attached
How long since you planted it:
used to grow it 30 years ago
Have you fertilised? If so, with what and when:
seamungus pellets
Is the plant indoors or outdoors:
outdoors
Is the plant in a pot or in the ground:
ground
What other treatments have you given the plant:
annual dust iron chelates
Upload photo if available:
1960s hydrangea.jpg
Other Comments:
the plant I want – see photo attached – I cannot find anywhere. I can grow ordinary hydrangea, camellia and have successfully grown rhododenrons on this current site. but the hydrangea I want I do not know it’s latin name. It does not look like the common hydrangea macrophylla. I normally know the Latin name of the plants I love but as I recall it was called the “japanese hydrangea” when I grew it previously at a different home
Answer: Hi Anna, This a rather rare hydrandea these days and I think that it is very pretty indeed. You may have a difficult time in trying to find it. Its name is Ayesha. Maybe see if Newman’s Nursery at Tea Tree Gully can order one in for you. Probably the best idea is to locate one in an old garden and strike cuttings. The best time is during late Autumn or early Winter – they bolt away like mad in Spring. Don
