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- Q.Endless Summer Hydrangea - Can the 'Endless Summer' hydrangea be pruned in December in Arkansas, since it blooms on new growth?
- Q.Hydrangea Pruning - I have an Endless Summer hydrangea bush that I did not trim back last fall. Should I cut it back ...
- Q.Hydrangea Endless Summer - When should we prune our Endless Summer bushes? I understand that they grow on old and new wood, but don't ...
- Q.Why Won’t My Hydrangea Plants Bloom? - I had hydrangea plants planted in my garden two years ago. The area gets part sun to part shade. The ...
- Q.Leaves As Mulch For Hydrangeas - Are leaves an ok mulch for my 'Endless Summer' hydrangea in Zone 4-5?
- Q.Hydrangea Care - An early frost darkened and curled leaves on my Hydrangeas (Endless Summer). The plants are budding but look unhealthy. Will ...
- Q.My Hydrangea Is Not Blooming - Twice a year I use Holly Tone fertilizer around my Endless Summer hydrangea plants. They are showing fewer blooms every ...
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December 8, 2010Q.Endless Summer Hydrangea
Can the 'Endless Summer' hydrangea be pruned in December in Arkansas, since it blooms on new growth?
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Nikki on
December 9, 2010
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Anonymous on
April 25, 2011Q.Hydrangea Pruning
I have an Endless Summer hydrangea bush that I did not trim back last fall. Should I cut it back now? I see there are green leaves surfacing from the ground.
- Answered by
Nikki on
April 26, 2011
Certified ExpertA.This article will help you:
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May 11, 2011Q.Hydrangea Endless Summer
When should we prune our Endless Summer bushes? I understand that they grow on old and new wood, but don't quite understand what that means. We have not touched them and they are leafing out, but look like the old wood needs to be cut off or will leaves form there as well?
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Nikki on
May 12, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/prune-hydrangea-bushes-hydrangea-pruning-instructions.htm
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June 14, 2011Q.Why Won’t My Hydrangea Plants Bloom?
I had hydrangea plants planted in my garden two years ago. The area gets part sun to part shade. The plants are supposed to be Endless Summer hydrangea. They bloomed beautifully the first summer, huge pink/purple flowers. I cut the dying flowers off in the fall and dried them. The next summer the plants only produced leaves. I didn't cut the plants down at all last fall. This summer there is only one tiny bloom and I have not cut them since the first fall I had the plants. I have been adding holly berry fertilizer every spring and fall since I had the plants installed. Do you know what I can do to get them to bloom again? -
- Answered by
Nikki on
June 15, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Several things can cause this. Here is an article that you may find helpful: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm
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October 27, 2011Q.Leaves as Mulch for Hydrangeas
Are leaves an ok mulch for my 'Endless Summer' hydrangea in Zone 4-5?
- Answered by
Nikki on
October 28, 2011
Certified ExpertA.Yes, leaves make an excellent mulch for helping to protect plants over the winter.
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May 17, 2014Q.Hydrangea Care
An early frost darkened and curled leaves on my Hydrangeas (Endless Summer). The plants are budding but look unhealthy. Will they renew their healthy state or must they be replaced?
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Nikki on
May 17, 2014
Certified ExpertA.The shrub should recover on its own, though you can cut away the unhealthy foliage to improve its overall appearance.
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May 28, 2014Q.My Hydrangea is Not Blooming
Twice a year I use Holly Tone fertilizer around my Endless Summer hydrangea plants. They are showing fewer blooms every year (they've been in the ground 4 years). I have not pruned except to remove completely dead branches. My husband made wood framed tepees to cover each on over the winter (we live in Manlius, NY). I have heard there is another fertilizer that will encourage blooming, but can't remember what it was. Can you please help?
- Answered by
Nikki on
May 28, 2014
Certified ExpertA.You may be thinking of phosphorus. If there is a lack of phosphorus in the soil, plants will have little to no blooms. You can either use a phosphorus rich fertilizer or add some bone meal to the soil. These articles may help as well: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/shrubs/hydrangea/hydrangea-not-blooming.htm, https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/garden-how-to/soil-fertilizers/phosphorus-plant-growth.htm
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