Hydrangea bush, pink and blue has extended branches that have bulbs growing on them...?

I would like to know what the taller branches are with the fruit shaped pods on them? The leaves on the bush parts containing current hydrangea blooms, and the leaves on the taller branches with the large pods look similar to each other, if not the same...is this another bloom season? or do i look deeper for a graft? help! thank you

Hydrangea bush, pink and blue has extended branches that have bulbs growing on them...?
I'm confused about your question, not sure what you are describing.





Do you think that you may have lacecap hydrangeas? Maybe you are describing that flower. Look at this link and see if it matches your plant. If so, then you have lacecape type hydrangeas and that is what the flower looks like. It is supposed to grow this way.





http://www.hydrangeashydrangeas.com/lace...





Does this help you?
Reply:not another bloom season... not a graft.... the leaves should look EXACTLY the same if they're on the same plant..... I think you have something else grow along with your hydrangea..... get under there and track the extended branch back to the soil..... see if it's not a separate plant..... a taller branch with a fruit shaped pod makes me think Iris.... but their leaves are obviously not like hydras.... is it possible the long branches are some that didn't do well in cold temps this spring and have 'died' with buds on them that are now turned black?..... if you track back and find that they ARE part of the bush, then that's my best guess.............if that's what you find, then you can prune off those long stems, they'll not bloom... where they do have leaves, full open leaves, don't cut behind them, but do leave them.... that's next year's blooms............before too long, there will be a new shoot come off the side of that branch....

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