To increase blue hydrangea flowers, lower your soil pH by adding sulfur or peat moss to the soil. You can also add additional aluminum sulfate to your soil throughout the growing season. Pink and red flowers shine when you add ground limestone to increase the pH. A soil pH test can help you accurately adjust your hydrangea color. Avoid pH levels above 7. Hydrangeas like dappled or occasional shade, but they will not bloom in heavy shade.
The further north your garden is located, the more sunlight your hydrangeas need. An average rule of thumb is six hours of sunlight per day. However, hydrangeas growing in the south can perform on only three hours of sunlight.
Partial shade in the later parts of the day is ideal for these beauties. Even if you lack the space in your garden to grow hydrangeas, knowing how to grow hydrangea in a pot means you can still enjoy these beautiful blooms.
The process is relatively simple, as long as you follow the basics of hydrangea care. Choose a large enough pot for the mature size of your specific hydrangea — at least 18 inches in diameter. Look for non-porous containers to help hold the consistent moisture level require by hydrangeas. Drainage holes will allow excess water to drain properly. Regular watering in the mornings can help prevent wilting. A thick layer of mulch can help retain moisture and keep soil cool.
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What Are Hydrangeas? Planting Hydrangeas As with most things in your garden, learning the basics of how to plant hydrangeas can save you time and money. Best time to plant hydrangeas Fall is the best season to plant hydrangeas, followed by early spring. Where to plant hydrangeas Knowing where to plant hydrangea shrubs is an important first step.
Best soil for hydrangeas Hydrangeas grow well in soil containing an abundance of organic material. How to plant hydrangeas To plant hydrangeas, simply dig the planting holes 2 feet wider than the root ball.
How to propagate hydrangeas One hydrangea can turn into many through simple propagation techniques. All you have to do is: Dig a small trench near your hydrangea plant. Bend a branch down to the trench so it touches the soil in the middle of the branch six to 12 inches of branch should extend past the trench. Make scratches in the bark where the branch touches the trench soil. Fill in the trench and place a paver, brick or stone on top.
With time, the branch will form its own root system and may be transplanted to a new location. Water at a rate of 1 inch per week throughout the growing season. Deeply water 3 times a week to encourage root growth. Bigleaf and smooth hydrangeas require more water, but all varieties benefit from consistent moisture. Use a soaker hose to water deeply and keep moisture off the flowers and leaves. Watering in the morning will help prevent hydrangeas from wilting during hot days.
Add mulch underneath your hydrangeas to help keep the soil moist and cool. An organic mulch breaks down over time, adding nutrients and improving soil texture. Can this be done? How would I go about doing it? It is special to me and I am moving from my current home. Thank you. Put it into a pot and plant it in spring, well after the ground thaws. I have a Bobo hydrangea and Bloomstruck hydrangea, neither of which bloomed this year. The shrubs were healthy and vibrant, but out of 3 shrubs, no blooms!
They are 3 years old. I live in zone 4b. I believe I pruned them in late fall last year certainly after the first frost. Could it be that I pruned them too early? I would like to plant some hydrangeas in my yard. Our town has an overpopulation of deer. Do deer eat hydrangeas? They seem to eat everything else. I have have a hydrangea plant that I suspect is a Nikko Blue Hydrangea by your description.
It has beautiful huge flowers that are blue in color but are covered by huge leaves every year so you can't see the flowers unless you are right on top of the plant looking down. Would it hurt the plant if I cut back some of the leaves to expose the flowers?
The plant is extremely healthy! I have another hydrangea plant that is covered with pink and blue blooms that everyone can see. These flowers are smaller than the other plant but still large flowers and is gorgeous but different variety than the one with the big leaves that hides the flowers.
I hope you have a solution for me, I would love to have those huge flowers exposed for people to see. Thanks for any feedback, it would be greatly appreciated! I have a mophead hydrangea given to me in a pot for Mother's Day. There is healthy green growth emerging from the stems, but the original leaves have turned brown around their edges.
Is it ok to just snip off the old leaves, or would this do harm to the plant? I have a relatively new hydrangea. Not sure which species, but it has spots on it or is being made something's dinner. I can try to do a picture if needed. Take a couple of leaves to a local nursery and see if they can identify the problem.
We can not accept images here. Never did that. There are numerous reasons why your plant might not be blooming. One that you have not mentioned: does it prefer sun?
If so, is it now in shade do to overgrowth, nearby construction, or taller new plantings casting shade? Or vice versa? Last couple of years we were awash in flowers from this plant. Why would we have so few blooms this year. It gets morning sun and enough water. Received a white snowball hydrangea for Mothers Day in gallon pot leaving it outside on patio. Now leaves are turning brown and curling up as well the blooms are turning brown. What should I be Doing?
You should be reading the plant tag. If so, Google to see what it says about care. Does the plant tag say it likes sun or shade? Did you water it? Gift plants are usually forced to flower…and once gifted left to fend for themselves. Do this and let us know what happens. Skip to main content. You are here Gardening » Growing Guides. How to Plant, Grow, and Prune Hydrangeas.
By The Editors. When to Plant Hydrangeas Autumn is the best time to plant hydrangeas, followed by spring planting. The idea is to give this shrub plenty of time to establish a healthy root system before flowering. Do not plant in the heat of summer. Where to Plant Hydrangeas Most hydrangeas will thrive in fertile, well-draining soils that receive plenty of moisture.
Add compost to enrich poor soil. Generally, hydrangeas prefer partial sun. Ideally, they will be given full sun in the morning, with some afternoon shade to protect from the hot midday sun. This is especially true for the Bigleaf hydrangea H.
Some varieties are more tolerant of full sun. Space hydrangeas anywhere from 3 to 10 feet apart, depending on type. How to Plant Hydrangeas Dig a hole as deep as the root ball and 2 to 3 times as wide.
Set the plant in the hole and fill it half full with soil. After water is absorbed, fill the rest of the hole with soil. Water thoroughly again. How to Grow Hydrangeas from Cuttings Hydrangeas can easily be grown from cuttings.
New growth will appear lighter in color than old growth, and the stem will not be as rigid. From the tip of the branch, move 4 to 5 inches down and make a horizontal cut. Make sure that there are at least 3 to 4 pairs of leaves on your cutting.
Remove the lowest pair of leaves from the cutting, trimming them flush to the stem. Roots grow more easily from these leaf nodes, so if you can afford to remove more than one pair of leaves, do so. Be sure to keep at least 2 pairs of leaves at the tip end of the cutting, though. If the remaining leaves are quite large, cut them in half, removing the tip-half. This prevents the leaves from hitting the sides of the plastic bag you will place over the cutting later on to keep the humidity up.
Optional Dust the leafless part of the stem with rooting hormone and an anti-fungal powder for plants both available at a local hardware or garden store. Temperature is as much an issue as sun, particularly for mopheads, which are susceptible to drooping from heat stress.
They love a coastal setting, where breezes dissipate the heat, and thrive in the salty air. If full sun exposure and high heat are issues, you might try another old-time favorite, peegee hydrangea H. If, on the other hand, your yard is short on sun, try oakleaf hydrangea, which prefers partial shade. Another issue that can affect bloom is a late-spring or early-fall cold snap; the buds on bigleaf hydrangea H.
If unpredictable frosts are a problem where you live, consider two cold-hardy types: smooth hydrangea, which is native from New York to Florida and as far west as Arkansas; and peegee hydrangea, which is also the most drought tolerant.
A popular native, H. Last, consider how and when you prune. If you're cutting off more than just dead branches or spent blossoms in fall or early spring, you're removing the old wood, which carries the new season's buds for H.
Shown: Usually seen as the classic white 'Annabelle,' this pink 'Bella Anna' shown is a brand-new hybrid that reblooms all summer. If your hydrangeas are sited correctly, with enough room to grow, the only pruning required is to remove dead wood—be sure to take it off at the base of the plant if the whole branch is dead—and spent flowers.
In Dirr's experience, all hydrangeas benefit from regular dead-heading to encourage more blooms. Left unpruned, they will produce fewer flowers because of a growth-inhibiting chemical released by the terminal bud at the tip of the stem.
Don't prune past August, though, because any new growth is susceptible to an early-fall freeze. These tree-like shrubs reach up to 25 feet tall, with white to pink conical-shaped, mid-to-late-summer blooms. Just prune mature shrubs down to a manageable size, and dig up as large a root ball as you can handle. Place it in a new hole, backfill, add a slow-release fertilizer, water well, and top dress with 2 inches of organic compost.
For oakleaf and panicle hydrangeas, dormancy is key. Shown: Oakleaf varieties produce spectacular fall color and late-summer white to pink blooms.
One way to guard against the vagaries of mistakenly cutting off buds or losing them to a cold snap is to grow some of the newer reblooming hybrids.
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