LAST CALL TO PRUNE NEW WOOD FLOWERING HYDRANGEAS

 

 

This is your last call to prune new wood flowering hydrangeas. If you haven't cut back your hydrangeas that bloom on this year's stems -- your new wood bloomers -- you are running out of time. We're talking about 'Annabelle' hydrangeas, and all those beautiful Invincibelle® Spirits, Incrediballs®, and other hydrangea arborescens. Don't forget your hydrangea paniculatas like Quick Fire®, and Pinky Winky®.  By now they have broken dormancy just about everywhere and are setting up their flower buds for this year like this 'Annabelle'

New wood blooming hydrangeas breaking dormancy should be pruned NOW.




or this 'Limelight'.
If your hydrangea paniculatas look like this, you better hurry to cut them back!


 

So get out there and make the right cuts to shape those plants and keep them healthy. BUT, if you can't get around to it with graduations and all the other things in your life, don't stress about it.
 

This photo shows what a panicle hydrangea looked like one year I didn't get around to either deadheading or pruning.
If you don't get around to pruning your hydrangea paniculatas, they will flower anyway.
The plant just went ahead and flowered anyway. Of course once I saw that happening, I went out and cut off that ugly old flower (and several others) so the pretty new one could develop and show off.

 

 

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