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Annabelle vs incredibelle

iamtoiamto Posts: 111

What hyndrangea would you shoose?

Incredibelle or annabelle?

They say incredibelle has stronger stems that dont wilt in rain, does anyone have experience on this matter?

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  • I have just planted 2 Incredibelles ( strong Annabell) in my garden and they are stunning. My friend has the ordinary Annabelle and it is indeed a beautiful shrub but more willowy. It has been quite windy and rainy here for the last few days and it has not been damaged at all. It looks much sturdier than Annabell.    I will be pruning it hard back to the ground in spring when the new shoots start to appear as it flowers on new growth.

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  • Papi JoPapi Jo Posts: 3,843

    Hi!

    Are you sure of the name "Incredibelles"? The only similarly named hydrangea varieties I can find are 'Incrediball' and 'Invincibelle'. image

    You are invited to a virtual visit of my garden (in English or in French).
  • you are right papi, I have the incrediball (strong annabell)  and the invincibelle which is the pink  annabell. The old grey matter not what it was! I'm not that impressed with the colour of my pink annabelle,it's not as pink as in the photos. Hopefully it will improve with a bit of TLC

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  • PalustrisPalustris Posts: 4,097

    Our Red Annabelle is a really good deep pink colour. Perhaps it is affected by soil type?

  • Maybe so, Berghill. I only planted it this summer and it had got rather battered in transit. Hopefully the colour will improve next season. it will get morning sun and then some shade in the afternoon, apparently this may help. There's that much info that I don't know what will work. Trail and error I think

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