"Izu no Hana" is an extremely elegant japanese macrophylla whose name means the flower of Izu.Izu is the place where the plant was discovered some 30 years ago. She is not a showy "offensively sumptuous" plant but a charming creature with all the sophisticated simplicity of many Japanese hydrangeas.
"Shinonome" is a true serrata, a dainty plant, with small flower heads and leaves, completely different from hydrangea macrophylla. I think it may easily be the most sophisticated looking hydrangea that I ever saw. My original plant died on me, one of the few hydrangeas I ever lost, but I had taken several cuttings, two of which are now respectable little plants. Propagate propagate propagate!Which brings me to a long time dream that came true today: I have a propagator! It was immediately put to use for my Musa nagensium and Tetrapanax papyrifera, new shinonome cuttings, and for some seeds of hibiscus that a friend sent from England. I hope the heat wakes the Musa and Tetrapanax. So far nothing is showing.
The brugmansias whose seeds I had from the same source are doing very well on the other hand. Four seedling are 5 cm tall, and more seeds are germinating.
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