Blushing bride Hydrangea Pruning Q.?
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Comments (2)I rooted a couple hydrangeas and never did any pruning. They filled out more each year with more sprouts popping out of the ground each spring and growing taller each year. I realize you are 2 zones down from me, but it still freezes in zone 7. My BB dies to the ground each year with the first freeze...self pruning. If that didn't happen, I question if you have BB....See MoreBlushing Bride Hydrangea
Comments (5)Don't forget, if and when you prune, if you do it in June, July, or August, you can root new plants from your clippings, they root readily and then you can plant several cuttings together and have more plants!!! I've actually rooted cuttings as late as September but, then you have to be concerned about winter protection such as a cold frame, as they don't have ample time to form a good root ball. Last year I planted two Tovelits in large pots next to my door and they ended up very sticky but in the ground they went in early fall and this year they are coming up very thick and full of buds. Sometimes some of the larger varieties might not do so well in pots. Even though I do think Tovelit might be a smaller variety. Blushing Bride is definitely a large plant eventually. Good Luck, I;m sure another year the plant will thicken out beautifully for you. Donna...See MoreBlusing Bride: Non Blooming Branches
Comments (1)if you want to prune BB, do that now...no harm to cut back on the non blooming branches, i do that with mine to take some of the legginess of the plant away...for pruning the flowerheads or the branches, i always prune it down to the next set of healthy leaf buds...so the leaf buds and very short stem stump (about 1 cm) will become the terminal end of that branch...as for reblooming...if you do the flower head prune now, you should see the leaf buds to grow vigorously - assuming we still have some summer left for this crazy season in the NE - and flower buds could well develop by end of this month, and you will get blooms in mid-Sept or so...so go down the branch, cut right above where you see a set of healthy leaf buds...if there are multiple sets of buds, I either chose the healthiest ones for location or take the shape of the whole plant into consideration...BB is really a strong performer in terms of blooms...just it has that tendency to become leggy with age...like my BB - one of the few hydrangeas to keep on sending out fresh blooms even in Oct here in New Jersey (if you prune the flowerheads in July/early Aug)..from late May/early June till end of Oct - that's a very long flowering season for here...almost like the million bells annuals.....See MoreCrispy Blushing Bride
Comments (7)I love Limelight but I would choose another paniculata in that area. I like the green immature look of its blooms but Limelight tends to change from green to white quick in locations with a lot of sunlight. If the locations gets more shade with less height, you could try Little Lime. I would look into PeeGee (aka, Grandiflora; handles lots of sunlight well; can be pruned any time except before blooming time in June), Quick Fire (very hardy; tough, early flowering), Pink Diamond (starts white; turns nice shades of pink and fast), Unique (large panicles), Pinky Winky (as white blooms turn pink, white blooms are still opening up) and others. Paniculatas can get quite tall. Some 10 to 12' and PeeGee can be purchased tree-like. There some new "dwarf" paniculatas to check too: Little Lime, Little Lamb, Bobo, Bombshell, etc. Ah, decisions, decisions.......See More- 12 years ago
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