Hydrangeas MenuTypes, color, pruning and more
Pictured : Let ’s Dance ® Blue Jangles ® . Photo by : Proven Winners .
The first step of pruning hydrangea is toidentify the variety , as this settle how , when , and even if it needs pruning . There are 2 main grouping of hydrangeas :
Group 1 : Those that blossom on last year ’s growth , or erstwhile wood , and should be pruned in recent summer :
Group 2 : Those that flower on new growth , or new wood , and should be cut in recent wintertime to other spring :
There are also new varieties called " reblooming " or " remontant " that bloom on both previous and new wood . These types do n’t require pruning at all , just upkeep for plant wellness such as cut out dead , diseased , damaged or cross branches .
HOW TO PRUNE HYDRANGEAS
The timing and degree of pruning is determined by which radical the industrial plant belong to :
Pruning Advice for Group 1 :
Pruning Advice for Group 2 :
Flower brain size can be relate to pruning . With more aggressive pruning , shoots will be more vigorous and flower heads will be orotund and fewer . Less strong-growing or tip pruning can result in smaller but more numerous efflorescence head .
The best advice for hydrangeas is to moot their mature size of it . turn up them in an domain they wo n’t outgrow and call for backbreaking pruning to keep them in bounds . Hydrangeas do not ask strict reqular pruning ; simply keep them healthy by removing dead wood and they will mature and bloom well .
Wee Bit Grumpy ® bigleaf hydrangea . Photo : Proven Winners .
DON’T WANT TO WORRY ABOUT PRUNING YOUR HYDRANGEAS?
If the mentation of trying to visualize out if your hydrangea blossom on one-time forest or new forest ( or both ! ) sounds frighten off , essay plantingbigleaf hydrangeas from Proven Winners .
" We select all of our big - folio hydrangea for a dainty , rounded , compendious form , so they do n’t require pruning to look handsome and tidy . " All they call for is that you cleanse up any remaining bloom from the previous year when new growth begin in leap .
TOOLS FOR PRUNING HYDRANGEAS
You do n’t necessitate anything fancy for pruning hydrangeas , just a good couplet ofbypass pruners . We urge bypass pruners because the blades overlap , making a clear slash that is much healthy for resilient plant life . ( Anvil - mode pruners should only be used on dead Sir Henry Joseph Wood as they can jam and damage branches . )
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WHAT’S THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEADHEADING AND PRUNING HYDRANGEAS?
Deadheading and pruning are two different things . Deadheading can be done at any time to keep the plant looking goodish , and should only involve cutting off the flower and it ’s shank — not below another set of leaves . Pruning involves deep cut done for shaping or to revive older flora . The timing and severity of pruning ( and even if it is necessary at all ) depends on the character of hydrangea .
See more inthis video wtih Kristina from Proven Winners ColorChoice Flowering Shrubs .
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update : 1/25/23
