Blue tinged or am I dreaming of Hydrangea Endless Summer (macrophylla) ? A quick check, my hydrangea's petals doesn't have sharp edges like Macrophylla. Rounded petals resembles closely to Annabelle.
A week later.
Heat is too great for Hydrangea, notice the middle (tallest) section wilted brown. On the bright side, less blooms means lighter weight so I needn't worry putting more support.
Strange hue, varying between blue and pink. Pic taken a month after planting. This is queer because Annabelle is naturally white and will not change color in response to soil pH and typically white flowering varieties can not be made to flower blue. 
Hydrangea Annabelle proves more hardier than Hydrangea Macrophylla. An interesting site with tips to resolve Hydrangea Annabelle's droopy blooms.
Update Oct-6: My hydrangea has finished blooming, here's a snapshot of young hydrangea growing rapidly beside the mummy-plant.
4 comments:
Hi, it's a great blog.
I could tell how much efforts you've taken on it.
Keep doing!
love your hydrangeas.
Did you manage to take a cutting and plant more of these plants?
Yours Hydrangea macrophylla 'Enziandom' variety which is prettier and so many blooms! Do you grow them in shade? I'm still hoping to find Hydrangea macrophylla one day. My Hydrangea Annabelle still young for any cutting, hoping it to grow bushier.
You have quite a success with Egyptian Stars. Unsuccessful propagating with stem cutting, now my plants slow death from aphids attack :(
At first I had hard times with Egyptian star. It died few times and later I found the trick of growing it successful.
Place them in cutting but short.
2 nodes in the soil and the crown at surface. Place them in the shade for a week and water them daily. When replanting them, cut off all the flower buds so that they will concentrate on rooting.
Pentas slowly dies once matured. So, do try taking cuttings.
Sometimes, the aphid are farmed by ants - they are a greater nuisance and not easily rid off as the ants bring them back.
Keep trying, the cultivar you have are easier to grow compared to the red ones - they are difficult to propagate.
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