This was here when we first moved in. I have never seen it bloom. Do I need to do anything?
by Inside-Lawfulness370
This was here when we first moved in. I have never seen it bloom. Do I need to do anything?
by Inside-Lawfulness370
19 Comments
A bunch of that ish is dead playa
snip all the dead branches at a diagonal right above the new growth
Is young? Too much sun? Too little sun? Not enough water? They’re tough
Trim the dead sprigs off and give it some extra water and maybe some new soil around it.
Cut it all back every spring and get hydrangea fertilizer
Looks like a macro-phyla hydrangea which bloom on last years growth. Stop trimming it, protect it from deer and early frost. Fertilize it this year and see what happens
The plant needs to be pruned, get rid of all the dead pieces and cut to the ground every winter.
Some varieties only bloom on old growth, but are not hardy for your area to have the old growth survive the winter. So every year the new growth looks nice but will never bloom. Eventually you give up and plant a hydrangea zoned for you location.
It’s too deep. It needs to be dug up and planted a little higher. My guess is landscapers put down too much mulch
Just don’t trim it over winter. Don’t cut any of the branches.
Does it bloom on new or old wood? There are different types of hydrangeas, some bloom on this years growth, some on last years growth. If you trim off the tips in fall off a hydrangea that blooms on old wood you’ve removed the next seasons flower buds most likely. But could be not enough sun, wrong soil type.
Replace this macrophylla type with a paniculata or arborescens, and you will never have to worry about it not blooming again. With so many better options, I dont understand why anyone willingly chooses a macrophylla.
Pull that mulch away from the shrub. Uncover buried branches. Mulch should never touch trunk(s). If it’s still too deep, replant it higher. Remove landscaping fabric if you have it under the mulch and don’t use it again—very bad for soil and plants. And don’t let landscapers “prune” it because they don’t know how… unless a horticulturist is a part of the crew.
They also want consistent watering. They are not drought tolerant
Needs >50% sun.
I’m pretty sure the light green leaves in the middle are a tree sapling or weed thatsroots are probably intertwined with the hydrangeas and competing for nutrients. Get rid the whole thing and you should be good. You have to get the whole thing though, not just snip the top because not only will it keep coming back but the root system with keep getting more and more established.
Not enough sun is my guess
Just cut below the blooms.. and leave the leaves and you’ll see new growth coming in the fall
It looks like you’ve got Virginia Creeper vine growing in the middle fyi. Good luck getting rid of it – I battle it every year 😫