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Has anyone grown Hydrangea 'Burning Hot' ?

wtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6jwtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6j Posts: 4
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Hi everyone,

I've been looking for a rose coloured hydrangea for a long time and came across 'Burning Hot' Hydrangea. 

Has anyone grown this variety before? And if so, is it truly and completely burgundy coloured as advertised? There's not many photos of it on the websites selling it so I wanted to check before buying it. 

Thanks!
Al
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  • ViewAheadViewAhead Posts: 866
    Well, I've never heard of it, but a quick google shows it is on sale from reputable sites which bodes well.  The pictures all look identical so presumably were taken from one source, but it is not clear what colour the flowers would be when opening or fading.  That said, if it is burgundy you are after, it would seem to fit the bill. 
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    Having looked at the main suppliers, I wouldn't trust their photos. They have a reputation for dodgy colours.
    I also found an old thread on this forum, posted by a buyer because the plant was suffering from mildew etc, but there was no pic of the flowers as they'd already finished.
     
    I found this supplier though
    https://bunkershillgardenshop.co.uk/hydrangea-macro-burning-hot-royalty-collection/
    I reckon that colour will be nearer the mark, and would fit the name better too. 
    It might be worth contacting them about the accuracy of the colour in the pic  :)
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • ViewAheadViewAhead Posts: 866
    Was just coming back to post that link.  :)  So, the buds start off greenish and then go rosy.  That does make the Thompson & Morgan ones look a bit "exaggerated" in the burgundy stakes. 
  • ViewAheadViewAhead Posts: 866
    Here's another photo.


  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    T&M and several others are notorious for using doctored photos - especially with colour. 

    I'd never buy shrubs or trees from them. A good nursery or GC, always, for that sort of plant. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • punkdocpunkdoc Posts: 15,039
    The other thing to consider, is that many Hydrangeas vary their colour depending on soil pH.
    How can you lie there and think of England
    When you don't even know who's in the team

    S.Yorkshire/Derbyshire border
  • wtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6jwtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6j Posts: 4
    ViewAhead said:
    Here's another photo.


    This is the colour I'm concerned it'll turn out to be so wanted to ask around to see if anyone can verify what colour they might be from first hand experience, as I do understand all suppliers sometimes provide photos of plants that aren't very accurate.
  • wtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6jwtf_is_happeningWFyc_z6j Posts: 4
    Fairygirl said:
    T&M and several others are notorious for using doctored photos - especially with colour. 

    I'd never buy shrubs or trees from them. A good nursery or GC, always, for that sort of plant. 
    This was one of my concerns as all photos only come from one source 
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Each to his own of course,  but I think that’s horrible,  mine look like that when they’ve faded and dying off for the winter. Unless that is showing it in its winter colours. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • bcpathomebcpathome Posts: 1,313
    Please don’t get it from Thompson and M .I have had nothing but bad plants in the past from there 
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