non-blooming hydrangea
In article , Belinda
Zayas wrote: I've got 3 lush (green) hydrangeas that have not bloomed for 5 years. I moved them 2 years ago, thinking I'd find a better spot for them to be happy---more sun, but not too much. Still lush green, no blooms. They are located in good soil, dappled sun/shade. I'm not even to the point of complaining they are not blue---I just want blooms! Any ideas? -- Belinda Doesn't phosphate encourage blooms? /\/\/¨ |
non-blooming hydrangea
Too much nitrogen, perhaps?
Anne Lurie "Belinda Zayas" wrote in message ... I've got 3 lush (green) hydrangeas that have not bloomed for 5 years. I moved them 2 years ago, thinking I'd find a better spot for them to be happy---more sun, but not too much. Still lush green, no blooms. They are located in good soil, dappled sun/shade. I'm not even to the point of complaining they are not blue---I just want blooms! Any ideas? -- Belinda |
non-blooming hydrangea
JoanD'arcRoast wrote:
In article , Belinda Zayas wrote: I've got 3 lush (green) hydrangeas that have not bloomed for 5 years. I moved them 2 years ago, thinking I'd find a better spot for them to be happy---more sun, but not too much. Still lush green, no blooms. They are located in good soil, dappled sun/shade. I'm not even to the point of complaining they are not blue---I just want blooms! Any ideas? -- Belinda Doesn't phosphate encourage blooms? /\/\/¨ Are you pruning them? Some bloom on "old" wood not new shoots. So if you prune at the wrong time, you can inadvertently prune the branches which would bloom. Depends on the variety. Do you know what kind of hydrangea you have? -- Diane |
non-blooming hydrangea
Diane wrote: JoanD'arcRoast wrote: In article , Belinda Zayas wrote: I've got 3 lush (green) hydrangeas that have not bloomed for 5 years. I moved them 2 years ago, thinking I'd find a better spot for them to be happy---more sun, but not too much. Still lush green, no blooms. They are located in good soil, dappled sun/shade. I'm not even to the point of complaining they are not blue---I just want blooms! Any ideas? -- Belinda Doesn't phosphate encourage blooms? /\/\/¨ Are you pruning them? Some bloom on "old" wood not new shoots. So if you prune at the wrong time, you can inadvertently prune the branches which would bloom. Depends on the variety. Do you know what kind of hydrangea you have? Did all the new growth come from the ground or did you have foliage come out on last year's branches? As Diane says, many hydrangeas bloom on year old wood. The two winters before this one had late frosts that killed most of the year old growth on my hydrangeas, leaving only new growth and few blooms. Pat Brothers The Powell House Wake Forest and the Perennials Lady at AAO&GC |
non-blooming hydrangea
I have to agree with the pruning tips already given. I don't even remove
last yr's dead pieces until after this yr's blooms as often if the weather has been really harsh over the winter, new growth will be coming out at the very base of the supposedly dead stuff. And any dead stuff that doesn't just pull out easily with one hand, I leave as it's not totally dead. I always have lots of blooms each yr. Genevieve |
non-blooming hydrangea
They are supposedly Nikko Blue, but I've yet to see any blooms. I've not
pruned them in two years, thinking the same thing about old wood. I guess the blooms are not coming again this year---any ideas for next? Should I fertilize at a certain time? Should I try and prune? I'm at a loss..... -- Belinda "Pat Brothers" wrote in message ... Diane wrote: JoanD'arcRoast wrote: In article , Belinda Zayas wrote: I've got 3 lush (green) hydrangeas that have not bloomed for 5 years. I moved them 2 years ago, thinking I'd find a better spot for them to be happy---more sun, but not too much. Still lush green, no blooms. They are located in good soil, dappled sun/shade. I'm not even to the point of complaining they are not blue---I just want blooms! Any ideas? -- Belinda Doesn't phosphate encourage blooms? /\/\/¨ Are you pruning them? Some bloom on "old" wood not new shoots. So if you prune at the wrong time, you can inadvertently prune the branches which would bloom. Depends on the variety. Do you know what kind of hydrangea you have? Did all the new growth come from the ground or did you have foliage come out on last year's branches? As Diane says, many hydrangeas bloom on year old wood. The two winters before this one had late frosts that killed most of the year old growth on my hydrangeas, leaving only new growth and few blooms. Pat Brothers The Powell House Wake Forest and the Perennials Lady at AAO&GC |
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