No flowers
Hi. Seems my garden has gone dormant. LOL. I have a beautiful hydrangea bush. Gets big and full for past 2 years yet will not flowers. Could use some good tips on getting this plant to come alive with color. I cut it down each fall and come spring, it fills out nice and full but still no flowering. Thanks.
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The answer to your problem was right in your post. You are pruning the flower buds off every fall; big leaf hydrangea sets bud in the late summer.
That bud needs to be protected for the winter so it doesn't get frosted off (from those late frosts too); read up on 'Endless Summer if you want an easier hydrangea. Either that or learn the pruning technique for your current one; our hydrangea page can answer your questions...
Scott
That bud needs to be protected for the winter so it doesn't get frosted off (from those late frosts too); read up on 'Endless Summer if you want an easier hydrangea. Either that or learn the pruning technique for your current one; our hydrangea page can answer your questions...
Scott