THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES AND SYNOPSES FROM VARIOUS LECTURES ARE UPDATED BEFORE PRESENTATION HEREIN. HYDRANGEAS ARE THE FIRST AND REFLECT MY LIFELONG PASSION FOR THIS MOST DIVERSE GENUS. THE CURRENT ARTICLE ADDRESSES THE LIGHTNING CHANGES IN THE WORLD OF HYDRANGEAS. HYDRANGEAS ARE BEING SOURCED FROM EVERY CORNER OF THE WORLD. COLLECTORS ARE INTRODUCING NEW GERMPLASM THAT WILL ALLOW BREEDERS TO ALTER THE FACE OF THE CURRENT OFFERINGS. FOR EXAMPLE, HYDRANGEA INDOCHINENSIS, CLOSE TO MACROPHYLLA IN CHARACTERISTICS, HAS BEAUTIFUL RED-PURPLE LEAF COLORATION ON THE UNDERSIDE. BREEDERS HAVE ALREADY INTRODUCED THIS TRAIT INTO HYBRIDS AND, NO DOUBT, IN THE NEAR FUTURE, TOTALLY RED-PURPLE LEAF PLANTS WITH WHITE MOPHEAD FLOWERS WILL EMERGE. A RECENT ARTICLE IN NURSERY MANAGEMENT SURVEYED THE MARKET AND STATE OF BREEDING FOR HYDRANGEAS. ALL SIGNS ARE POSITIVE AND OF THE MORE THAN 160 GROWERS INTERVIEWED, THE CONCENSUS AVERAGE FOR PRODUCTION WAS A 5% INCREASE FOR 2012. WHILE OTHER PLANT GROUPS ARE LITERALLY GOING SOUTH, HYDRANGEAS CONTINUE TO INCREASE.
FUTURE ARTICLES WILL DISCUSS VIBURNUM, LAGERSTROEMIA, PARROTIA, ALPHABET SOUP OF NEW SHRUBS, NOBLE TREES AND MANY MORE. WE ARE PLANNING TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHOWCASE THE MANY SPECIES AND CULTIVARS. WE STRIVE FOR ACCURACY AND PLAN TO PROVIDE THE BEST WOODY PLANT INFORMATION ON THE WEB.
FUTURE ARTICLES WILL DISCUSS VIBURNUM, LAGERSTROEMIA, PARROTIA, ALPHABET SOUP OF NEW SHRUBS, NOBLE TREES AND MANY MORE. WE ARE PLANNING TO INCLUDE NUMEROUS PHOTOGRAPHS TO SHOWCASE THE MANY SPECIES AND CULTIVARS. WE STRIVE FOR ACCURACY AND PLAN TO PROVIDE THE BEST WOODY PLANT INFORMATION ON THE WEB.