Hydrangea
I've had a Hydrangea bush for a good few years, and there have always been
loads of flowers on it. This year, however, there are none! Loads of leaves, but no flowers. Any ideas please? Thanks Barbra |
Hydrangea
"~Barbra~" wrote: I've had a Hydrangea bush for a good few years, and there have always been loads of flowers on it. This year, however, there are none! Loads of leaves, but no flowers. Any ideas please? ------ Did you cut back your hydrangea last autumn or early this spring? If so, you might just have been too thorough and cut away all this years flowering buds. Aphodius |
Hydrangea
Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this
autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? Barbra "Aphodius" wrote in message ... "~Barbra~" wrote: I've had a Hydrangea bush for a good few years, and there have always been loads of flowers on it. This year, however, there are none! Loads of leaves, but no flowers. Any ideas please? ------ Did you cut back your hydrangea last autumn or early this spring? If so, you might just have been too thorough and cut away all this years flowering buds. Aphodius |
Hydrangea
"~Barbra~" wrote in message ... Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? A better plan is to cut off completely the oldest half of the bush every year. It takes two seasons to get into this routine. Franz |
Hydrangea
On Fri, 15 Aug 2003 17:20:21 GMT, "~Barbra~"
wrote: Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? Barbra Hydrangeas flower on mature stems, so aim to prune out between a third and a half of the number of stems each year, so that there's always a mix of old and new growth. -- Chris E-mail: christopher[dot]hogg[at]virgin[dot]net |
Hydrangea
"~Barbra~" wrote: Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? Barbra --- Hi Barbra, There is an excellent article by Russell Balge on Pruning Hydrangeas with all you need to know on the subject. Find it on: http://www.agnr.umk.edu/users/cmrec/art4.htm Hope that helps, Aphodius |
Hydrangea
"~Barbra~" wrote: Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? Barbra --- Hi Barbra, There is an excellent article by Russell Balge on Pruning Hydrangeas with all you need to know on the subject. Find it on: http://www.agnr.umk.edu/users/cmrec/art4.htm Hope that helps, Aphodius |
Hydrangea
"Aphodius" wrote in message ... "~Barbra~" wrote: Yes, I always cut the bush back in the autumn. So, if I cut it back this autumn, but not so harshly will the flowers come back next year? Barbra --- Hi Barbra, There is an excellent article by Russell Balge on Pruning Hydrangeas with all you need to know on the subject. Find it on: http://www.agnr.umk.edu/users/cmrec/art4.htm Hope that helps, Aphodius Can't get that link to work! |
Hydrangea
Thanks anyway. Of course I could quite easily done a search myself, which is
what I did to find the article . I have decided to leave pruning this year and hope the flowers come back next year. Barbra "Aphodius" wrote in message ... "Pickle" wrote: Can't get the link to work! --- Sorry, neither could I. After reading your reply, I found it using Google. What you're looking for is: 'Pruning Hydrangeas' by Russell Balge, Western Maryland Research and Education Center, University of Maryland. I originally printed the article from a Univ. of Maryland Web site last Autumn. Aphodius |
Hydrangea
Thanks anyway. Of course I could quite easily done a search myself, which is
what I did to find the article . I have decided to leave pruning this year and hope the flowers come back next year. Barbra "Aphodius" wrote in message ... "Pickle" wrote: Can't get the link to work! --- Sorry, neither could I. After reading your reply, I found it using Google. What you're looking for is: 'Pruning Hydrangeas' by Russell Balge, Western Maryland Research and Education Center, University of Maryland. I originally printed the article from a Univ. of Maryland Web site last Autumn. Aphodius |
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