Taking a look, of course, did me very little good because I am no gardener. My level of gardening ability is so low that what I am really going to require is on-site tutorials from those of you who will be visiting in the coming weeks and months. But in honor of daylight savings time, I'd like to start learning now. I figure before I start figuring out what to do with the plants, I should probably figure out what they are.Below, I've posted pictures of one of the the plants in my yard (a long shot and a blurry close up). The plants are kind of hard to make out because they are brown, and are viewed against the dead leaves the previous tenants left for us to clean up. Can you help me identify this dead plant (I do realize that it isn't technically "dead")? Your help is much appreciated.
5 comments:
I think it's a hydrangea. And it may not be dead, people often leave the flowers to dry on the plant. I would give it up for dead if it doesn't start to grow leaves with the rest of the green stuff.
I was going to guess wysteria, but given that you are hardly south of the Mason-Dixon line, Mandi's guess makes much more sense...
I agree with Mandi--probably Hydrangea, though I do not know if they grow that far north. Wait and see--and pull back the leaves at the roots to see what is coming up near the ground.
I also vote for hydrangea! Resist the temptation to prune those leggy branches, as most varieties bloom on "old wood." You can prune after it flowers, if you like. I learned that the hard way.... No blooms for me last year!
I also vote for hydrangea! In Atlanta, hydrangeas are pruned in late July...after they bloom. Since you don't know the "type" hydrangea that you have, you don't know if it blooms on old or new wood, which is, as tricia said, important. I'd say cut off the old blooms and watch for new greenery at the bottom. Probably more than you wanted to know!
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