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Gardening Know How Questions & Answers - https://questions.gardeningknowhow.comMy hydrangeas look awful. Its middle November in South Georgia. Should I just cut them back to ground level?
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1 Comment To "Hydrangea Care"
#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 11/16/2021 @ 3:13 am
It depends on the type of hydrangea you have. If it is really unsightly and you can't wait, you can prune them to the ground but you may sacrifice next year's blooms. If you don't know whether you have a big leaf hydrangea (big balls of blooms) or not, it's best to just snip off the dead blooms and wait till after it blooms next season to cut it back. Here are some guidelines for pruning each type of hydrangea:
https://site.extension.uga.edu/paulding/2021/06/pruning-hydrangeas-it-depends/ [1]
https://www.johnson.k-state.edu/lawn-garden/agent-articles/trees-shrubs/pruning-hydranea.html [2]