I post a lot of hydrangea content but I’m still getting a lot of questions so I’m just going to keep droning on and on until everyone gets this stuff. 😆This kind of hydrangea is a macrophylla. New growth is coming in on the bottom and the buds that formed last year are the flowers for this year. (“Old wood” type). However: we had an “arctic blast” this winter and it may have blown those buds so it could be a really bad year for these types of plants. I don’t love this type of plant for our geog

This is one of the most confusing plants for plants! This kind of hydrangea is a macrophylla, or big leaf variety. There are several other types of hydrangeas, including panicale, arborescens (ilke Incrediball and Annabelle), and climbing hydrangeas). Within this category there are serrata (a category) and other hybrids, such as Endless Summer (a trademarked hybrid). Some people cover them with burlap. I don't have time or interest in that but I've heard that can help protect them from the cold.

This kind of pruning works on the more woody types of hydrangea—not the macrophyllas (the type with the sticks coming out of the ground). Since there is a lot of confusion out there about hydrangeas I created a couple of guides, one of which is free! (The other one has all sorts of pictures in it to illustrate And there is a comprehensive pruning guide there as well) Go to the link to my store to get this: https://stan.store/youcandoitgardening My goal is to empower as many people as possible to

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Haas Halo Hydrangea

Pollinators on Hydrangea arborescens ‘Haas’ Halo.