Thank You. I Have , What I Think Are Mophead Hydrangeas. Done Well In This Location For Years But I Didn’t Prune Correctly. Now The

y are quite lanky and tall and no blooms. How should I prune them this fall to promote blooms They are shoulder height now with very few blooms in the past two years. I don’t know how to prune them. Should I cut way back to a low height or at certain points on the stems?

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#1 Comment By GKH_Susan On 11/08/2020 @ 5:00 pm

Mopheads can be pruned AFTER they bloom. It's too late now to prune because they already have formed buds for next spring. Here is more:

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