I planted a small hydrangea shrub bought from a nursery in my new garden bed in May. There's been a fair bit of new growth since planting but no signs of flower buds yet. I added compost to the soil not long after planting but haven't don't any other type of fertilizing.
It's in a mostly shady spot that gets early morning and evening sun. Could this be the reason? It doesn't help that we've had an exceptionally cloudy June.
Some potential problems:
There was a couple of days where I wasn't able to water and it wilted but it came back quickly after watering.
When I first planted, I noticed it was pruned so there was a few cut long woody bits protruding quite a bit past the newest leaves. I snipped them shorter. Did that any chance of flowers this year?
Slugs get to some of the leaves sometimes.
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The pruning could have done it. Blooms generally grow at the end of the stems.
If this is a rebloomer, you should get blooms again but it may take a long time (4 weeks or more sometimes).
Then there are some varieties that bloom really late, like in July. Do you know the name of this hydrangea by any chance?
If this is a rebloomer, you should get blooms again but it may take a long time (4 weeks or more sometimes).
Then there are some varieties that bloom really late, like in July. Do you know the name of this hydrangea by any chance?