Before you start pruning hydrangeas, figure out which type of hydrangea you have. If you prune at the wrong time, you could be cutting off next year’s blooms! See our advice and chart on when to prune hydrangeas by variety.
Before you start pruning hydrangeas, figure out which type of hydrangea you have. If you prune at the wrong time, you could be cutting off next year’s blooms! See our advice and chart on when to prune hydrangeas by variety.
One of the most common reasons why your hydrangeas aren’t blooming is pruning at the wrong time. Use the chart below to determine when to best prune the hydrangeas in your garden.
One of the most common reasons why your hydrangeas aren’t blooming is pruning at the wrong time. Use the chart below to determine when to best prune the hydrangeas in your garden.
Tips by Hydrangea Variety
Both mophead and lacecap hydrangeas are considered bigleaf or macrophylla hydrangeas, so they can be pruned right after flowering by cutting back the flowering shoots to the next bud.
Tips by Hydrangea VarietyBoth mophead and lacecap hydrangeas are considered bigleaf or macrophylla hydrangeas, so they can be pruned right after flowering by cutting back the flowering shoots to the next bud.
Bigleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)
There are hydrangea hybrids that grow on both old and new wood. My ‘Endless Summer’ mophead hydrangea (hardy from zones 4 to 9)has the wonderful ability to bloom on both old and new wood.
Bigleaf Hydrangeas (Hydrangea macrophylla)There are hydrangea hybrids that grow on both old and new wood. My ‘Endless Summer’ mophead hydrangea (hardy from zones 4 to 9)has the wonderful ability to bloom on both old and new wood.
Endless Summer hydrangeas thrives with sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon.
Endless Summer hydrangeas thrives with sun in the morning and shade in the afternoon.
You do not have to prune your Endless Summer Hydrangea since they bloom on both old and new growth but if you need to cut back, do so immediately after blooming. Remove only dead stems in the spring.
You do not have to prune your Endless Summer Hydrangea since they bloom on both old and new growth but if you need to cut back, do so immediately after blooming. Remove only dead stems in the spring.
Panicle Hydrangeas (H. paniculata)
The hydrangeas grown most often in cooler climates are the panicle-types, since they are not only beautiful, but also very hardy, surviving Zone 3 winters with no problems.
Panicle Hydrangeas (H. paniculata)The hydrangeas grown most often in cooler climates are the panicle-types, since they are not only beautiful, but also very hardy, surviving Zone 3 winters with no problems.