How to prune hydrangeas for winter
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When to cut back hydrangeas for winter!
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To prune or not to prune? This is one of the quintessential gardening questions. Recently, I asked a top landscaper in Virginia to weigh in on the issue.
“When is the best time to prune hydrangeas without cutting off next year’s flowers?” I asked.
“Never,” she replied with a laugh.
How to prune hydrangeas
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It turns out that knowing how and when to prune hydrangeas involves first, identifying what kind of shrubs you own. And it all starts with determining whether they flower on old or new wood.
PRUNING HYDRANGEAS THAT BLOOM ON OLD WOOD
Nikko Blue hydrangeas bloom on old wood
Old wood is quite simply, last year’s wood.
Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood set their flower buds in late summer on stalks that have been on the plant since the previous year.
Hydrangeas that bloom on old wood include the mophead, bigleaf (macrophylla), lacecap and oakleaf varieties.
Oakleaf hydrangea is recognizable by its foliage that resembles oak leaves
In terms of pruning, these beautiful shrubs require very l
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