With their huge flowers and eye-catching colors, hydrangeas are easy to love. Use these tips to encourage your plants to produce even more gorgeous blooms throughout the summer and into fall.
With their huge flowers and eye-catching colors, hydrangeas are easy to love. Use these tips to encourage your plants to produce even more gorgeous blooms throughout the summer and into fall.
Hydrangeas' big, beautiful flower heads effortlessly attract attention. As a focal point in the garden, in a vase, and in wedding bouquets, hydrangeas are some of the showiest blooms out there.
Hydrangeas' big, beautiful flower heads effortlessly attract attention. As a focal point in the garden, in a vase, and in wedding bouquets, hydrangeas are some of the showiest blooms out there.
Plus, the shrubs are fairly easy to grow and are hardy across most of the country. To get the most flowers from your hydrangeas, make sure your plants get the right amounts of water and fertilizer.
Plus, the shrubs are fairly easy to grow and are hardy across most of the country. To get the most flowers from your hydrangeas, make sure your plants get the right amounts of water and fertilizer.
How Often to Water Hydrangea
All hydrangeas love water. Their name comes from the Greek "hydra" meaning "water" and "angeon" meaning "vessel." But how much water do hydrangeas need? You'll know the answer once you look at the leaves.
How Often to Water HydrangeaAll hydrangeas love water. Their name comes from the Greek "hydra" meaning "water" and "angeon" meaning "vessel." But how much water do hydrangeas need? You'll know the answer once you look at the leaves.
How to Fertilize Hydrangea
Fertilizing hydrangeas can be a tricky task.
How to Fertilize HydrangeaFertilizing hydrangeas can be a tricky task.
Most hydrangeas don't need much, but woody plant guru Michael Dirr, a retired University of Georgia horticulture professor, says the best fertilizer for hydrangeas is an all purpose plant food applied in late winter or early spring.
Most hydrangeas don't need much, but woody plant guru Michael Dirr, a retired University of Georgia horticulture professor, says the best fertilizer for hydrangeas is an all purpose plant food applied in late winter or early spring.
How to Get More Panicle Hydrangea Flowers:
– Plant panicle hydrangeas in all-day sun or afternoon sun.
– Water them during a drought, especially if you notice wilting.
How to Get More Panicle Hydrangea Flowers:– Plant panicle hydrangeas in all-day sun or afternoon sun.– Water them during a drought, especially if you notice wilting.
– Add plenty of organic matter (such as compost) around the plant.
– Limit any drastic pruning to early spring, just before new growth emerges.
– Deadhead blooms as they fade.
– Add plenty of organic matter (such as compost) around the plant.– Limit any drastic pruning to early spring, just before new growth emerges.– Deadhead blooms as they fade.