Sunday, June 28, 2009

Lovely Little Lamb Hydrangea

Spent four hours in the backyard edging flower beds. Hard work, but of course they look terrific!

The Little Lamb hydrangea has a bouncing white spire at the tip of nearly every branch. Last summer the plant was younger and smaller and had six huge cones weighing down the branches. This year the blooms are more in tune with the catalog description: diminutive, i.e., bouncing little lambs. Gorgeous!

You can see a photo here http://www.colorchoiceplants.com/little_lamb.htm, although I'd hardly call my plant a dwarf. It's easily 5.5 ft tall.

Loves the location: morning sun. Looks beautiful with red and white swamp hybiscus and American beautyberry. Some Joe Pye, cardinal flower and Mexican petunia in the background.

Georgia

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